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From garage sale to trade fairSooke Rotary Club presents their annual spring auction and fairPirjo Raits Sooke News Mirror

Twenty-five years ago, the Rotarians decided to hold a garage sale with tables where people could sell used goods. This sim-ple beginning turned into the massive public event that has become the Rotary Auction and Spring Fair held each year at SEAPARC.

This year’s fair takes

place on Saturday, May 2 with a 10 a.m. start.

John Bridal, Director of Public Relations for the Sooke Rotary Club, said the biggest change has been going from an auction to a pub-lic event with Sooke businesses involved. He said now there is a trade fair, entertain-ment, food and dis-plays.

“This happened just before I got there - it suddenly ballooned,” said Bridal.

Part of the goal, said Bridal was to let the local community high-light what is here.

“Everyone’s been huddled around all win-ter and now it’s time to get out and see what’s going on.”

This year the Rotar-

ians will have a new feature - gold panning. Thanks to the Vancou-ver Island Placer Min-ing Association, kids (and big kids) can, for a small fee, pan for gold. The dirt will be salted with real gold and what-ever gold anyone pans out they can keep.

“It’s celebrating 150 years of gold from Leechtown,” said Bridal.

The auction has always been a major draw at the fair and this year is no different, except the live auction begins at 6 p.m. The silent auction goes on all day.

So what wonders are being offered up at the live auction? There are four fishing charters to bid on and Bridal said

this is always a popular item. Add to that a one-week stay at a resort in Canmore, Alberta where horseback rising is the big deal.

The auction items range from the won-derful to the necessary and by that he means a huge box of toilet paper. Then there’s the multiple truckloads of gravel and wood chips, and a local dentist is even offering crown work.

Bridal emphasizes the 6 p.m. start for the live auction.

People can wander around sampling and gathering information from over 70 booths and be entertained by local dancers from Car-ole Cave Dance Studio, the Journey middle

school rock band and other local performers.

There is also a plant sale outdoors and free swimming at the pool from 1 to 5 p.m.

Bridal said they are excited about the auc-tion and fair but the best thing is what it provides to the com-munity.

“This is our major fund raiser,” said Bridal, “It allows our club to do the things we do in Sooke. We’re extremely grateful to the donors and sponsors, we couldn’t do it without their generosity year to year.”

The best part - it’s FREE.

SEAPARC Leisure Complex is located at 2168 Phillips Road.

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Getting ReadySooke Harbourside Lions were out in force on April 23 waving to motorists on Sooke Road all to pro-mote the Duck Race on May 9 at the Sooke Flats.

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The Capital Regional District (CRD) will be hosting annual public tours of the Greater Vic-toria Water Supply Area and water supply facili-ties from Monday, May 4 to Saturday, May 9.

Every year during BC Drinking Water Week, residents of the region are invited to register for public tours of the Greater Victoria Water Supply Area and water supply facilities. The water system serves a population of approxi-mately 340,000 people within the region.

The free tours pro-vide a first-hand look at the Greater Victoria Water Supply Area and water supply facilities. They provide an oppor-tunity to learn more about the care taken to provide Greater Vic-toria with clean, safe drinking water every-day.

There are two tour options:

A full day (5.5 hour) tour takes participants north to south through the Sooke and Gold-stream water supply areas.There are sev-eral stops including a walk to the shoreline of Sooke Lake Reservoir, a look at Rithet Creek that supplies a quar-ter of the water to the reservoir, a short forest walk, a lunch stop at the dam at Sooke Lake Reservoir, a stop at Goldstream Lake Res-ervoir and a tour of the ultraviolet disinfection facility.

The full day tour leaves at 9:30 a.m. each day and returns at approximately 3 p.m.

A half day (three hour) tour focuses on

water supply facilities including visits to the dams at Sooke Lake and Goldstream Lake reservoirs and the ultraviolet disinfection facility. These half day tours leave at 9:15 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily.

Advance reserva-tions are required and can be made by calling 250-474-9621 from Mon-day to Friday, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Coast Guard station closes

Federal budget day coincided with the clo-sure of a coast guard monitoring station in Ucluelet, the third such base to be closed by the Conservative gov-ernment in 2015. Coast guard officers say that reducing the number of staff that oversees marine communica-tions and traffic is a threat to the safety of Canadians and wildlife on the coast.

The Harper gov-ernment’s cuts to the marine safety network have impacted services on both coasts. Three bases have been closed so far this year in Saint John, St. John’s, and now Ucluelet. Five more monitoring stations are scheduled to close in 2015 in Thunder Bay, Rivière au Renard, St. Anthony, Vancouver, and Comox.

Commercial fish-ers are concerned that reduced oversight will put them at a higher risk.

“Thousands of Cana-dians make their living on our coast. The coast guard is essential to our safety,” said Keith Sullivan, President of Unifor’s Fish, Food, and Allied Workers (FFAW).

Restoring funding to the coast guard would cost $5.5 million per

year, or 0.25 per cent of the cost to the gov-ernment of the income-splitting program intro-duced in 2015.

Missing ticket stubs

The Sooke Harbour-side Lions are pretty quacked up about some missing ticket stubs. On April 21, a member sold tickets to their Duck Race and for-got to keep the stubs.

The ticket numbers are 351, 352, 353, 354, 355.

If you have them please call Maria Med-wedrich at 250-642-6223. They don’t want anyone to miss out on the win.

Garrison works to protect Sooke River

Randall Garrison, MP (Esquimalt Juan de Fuca) this week introduced Private Members Bills C-667 (Sooke River) and C-668 (Colquitz River) that would add the Colquitz and Sooke Rivers and watersheds to the schedule of the Naviga-tion Protection Act and thus restore federal environmental protec-tion to these impor-tant regional rivers. In 2012 the Conservative government’s Bill C-45 cut environmental pro-tection to all rivers, streams, and lakes on Vancouver Island.

“Both the Colquitz and Sooke Rivers are vital to their immediate neighbourhoods and to the overall environmen-tal health of the Capital Regional District.” Gar-

rison said. “The upper Sooke watershed is the source for drinking water for Greater Vic-toria and the Colquitz watershed, which includes Elk, Beaver, Swan and Blenkinsop Lakes, is one of the most threatened watersheds on Vancouver Island. Passage of these bills would provide back up to the volunteer groups which have been work-ing so hard to restore the integrity of these watersheds, including efforts to bring back their salmon runs,” said Garrison.

“Not only are these ecosystems valuable in themselves, they can also play an important role in our local econ-omy. Restoring salmon runs can help contrib-ute to tourism and sport fishing as well as helping ensure the sur-vival of the Southern Resident Killer Whales by increasing their local food supply,” Gar-rison concluded.

Two Sooke bridge options dropped

District of Sooke council has removed the last two remain-ing locations from the list of a suggested sec-ond bridge across the Sooke River.

Site 3, Soule Road, was taken off the list due to the cost needed to implement a bridge in the area.

A second location known as Site 4, Calvert Road to Sunriver Nature Trail Park, was also dropped off the list due to several elevation-related reasons, nota-bly the steep grades in Sunriver Nature Trail Park, which would pose a potential risk to cyclists.

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Big wheels keep on turning300 local bike riders … and counting

Picture a parade of 300 bicycle riders on Sooke Road, both youngsters and young-at-hearts. That’s the number of bikes sold to the Sooke community over the past 15 years at the Rotary Auction & Spring Fair.

The local RCMP donates most of the bikes annually.

“We take in anywhere from 10-50 bikes per year, either as found property, seized or donated,” said RCMP Sooke Detachment Commander, S/Sgt. Jeff MacArthur.

If the bikes cannot be reunited with their rightful owner, Sooke Rotary gets the call to retrieve them for the annual charity auction.

“The Sooke RCMP is pleased to partner with the Rotary Club for this important fund rais-ing event,” McArthur added.

He noted other detachments, such as West Shore RCMP, donate their found bikes to Langford Fire Department’s Ride-A-Long Program.

Rotarian Roger Tem-ple has personally rebuilt 242 of these bikes in nine years. He explains the bikes often arrive in poor condition -- bent wheels, seized gears, rusty chains, and faulty breaks. Temple spends approximately two to three hours per bike to ensure each is fully operational and safe. He also notes buy-ers receive a 50 per cent off coupon for labour at Sooke Moun-tain Cycle, should they want a once-over from the pros.

The auction this Sat-urday will see 32 bikes up for sale. Each is auc-tioned to the highest

bidder, so the prices vary but Temple esti-mates the average value at $60-100. He notes one special bike this year, an electric bike that he hopes may bring $250.

“It’s running and holds a good charge” he said, but adds “it may not look perfect, but you’re also not spending $1,700 on a new one. We will take whatever we can get for it.”

Temple estimates the bike sale earns roughly $2,000 per year for the Club, with the funds supporting youth lead-ership conferences, adventure projects, and scholarships. As a long-term sponsor of these projects, Temple said, “It was nice to know that the time I was spending on these bikes was going to these youth programs that I was helping administer.”

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ers lost their bikes, but at least they are repur-posed for a happy new owner and also benefit a good cause. He also notes that every year or two an owner is reunited with their sto-len bike – sometimes with a “finder’s fee” donation to the auc-tion.

The Rotary Auc-tion & Spring Fair is at SEAPARC this Satur-day. The bike bidding starts at 10 a.m., along with the silent auction and trade fair. The bike sale ends at 4:30 p.m., the silent auction and exhibits close at 5 p.m, and the famous live auction starts at 6 p.m. (NEW TIME! Not at 7 p.m. as in prior years). The event offers live music and food all day, with a wine and beer garden opening at 4 p.m.. As well, the Van-couver Island Placer Mining Association will lead gold panning demonstrations, in observing 150 YEARS

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‘Always be prepared’ was the overall message Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

“It’s not a matter of if, but of when,” is a phrase that was often heard at the Prestige hotel this weekend, which held the 2015 Vancouver Island Emer-gency Preparedness Conference.

There was some light-hearted humour from key speakers, a few slideshows, even some free parking — but in truth, the subject mat-ter yelled out a rather stern message: we need to be more prepared in case of serious emer-gencies, like say, the Big One; a super-mega-bad-earthquake that could potentially return the entire West Coast - Sooke included - back to the Stone Age in one swift swing.

Sooke’s elite kicked off the opening cer-emony early Satur-day morning, with speeches from Fire Chief Steven Sorensen, Mayor Maja Tait, T’Sou-ke Nation Chief Gordon Planes, followed by several special guests including Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan, MP Randall Garrison, Assis-tant Deputy Minister for Emergency Manage-ment B.C. Pat Quealey.

And there’s only one reason why visitors from all over B.C. - and indeed North America - packed the parking lots and convention halls: to know what we, the pub-lic, should do in case Mother Nature decides to blow her stack one day. This included sev-eral sessions on what you need to pack for an emergency kit, how to build one, and what you need to do keep yourself and your fam-ily prepared.

This avant-grande approach certainly didn’t exclude the first-responders and emer-gency specialists them-selves.

Among the speak-ers was Brian Hutchin-son, Captain for Van-couver Fire and Res-cue, who pointed out that response agen-cies should be just as mindful of an event that could easily over-whelm their abilities.

“We have response agencies that say, you know what, we don’t actually have to plan for a disaster, ‘we respond to emergen-cies every day, and when it’s the big one, we’ll just respond like we normally do’ - but I think everyone in this room knows that that’s not gonna work for very long,” Hutchinson said.

He added that the initial emergency-response plan to earth-quakes and other destructive events in B.C. was in fact from 1991 — and hasn’t been

updated until now. So, as a way to change

that, Hutchinson said it was about engaging the emergency-response community and put-ting the plan into a new gear.

“We reached out to our partners in the city, our fire prevention, our school boards, BC Hydro, and our hospi-tals, our care facilities and we mapped them out,” he said. “We sat down, then drew out all the damage assess-ment routes.”

Hutchinson said his department reached out to the different fire halls to actually go out there and “pilot” these new routes - to “go out and drive it.”

And it’s not even about practice makes perfect, it’s about practicing these kinds of ideas in the first place that reduces the amount of confusion to first-responders, he noted.

Sending your crews out, expecting them to know their respective

response areas and just know where to go, doesn’t work - they get drawn in where they think they should go in one shift, may not go in another place,” Hutchinson said. He added that creating a “pre-packaged plan” is what will make all the difference when some-thing does happen.

“In Vancouver the first thing that will hap-pen is a pre-packaged emergency plan will be implemented via our fire dispatch - it will go over radio, text - we did this with our pre-canned version and where our dispatch-ers had to verbalize it themselves,” he said.

And it’s more than just paperwork - plan-ning on top of exist-ing plans kind of thing - it’s about each of us getting involved and educating ourselves on emergency prepared-ness — because as Gor-don Kouwenberg, Fire Chaplain for the Sooke Fire Department notes, when the ground starts

looking like an Etch-a-Sketch, there’s only one thing that will likely happen: you’ll panic.

“Now you say, I’m going to grab my kids, going to go in my home, going to do this, or that - but when it hap-pens, all that goes out the window,” he said, adding the only way to counter the panic is by practicing your emergency-response plan on a regular basis - that way, it pretty much becomes muscle mem-ory.

“See the importance of this and get involved - don’t expect your dad or your mom to do it - sign up, volunteer, prepare - you’re giv-ing to the community, sure, but you’re prepar-ing your family as well. Because now you know what to do when it hap-pens.”

Important message delivered at conference

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Welcoming the delegatesMayor Maja Tait, centre, highlighted the importance of working together and being prepared as a community in face of major emergencies. Tait was among several keynote speakers at the opening ceremony during the 2015 Vancouver Island Emergency Preparedness Conference at the Prestige hotel, including MP Randall Garrison, far left; Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan; Pat Quealey, Asst. Deputy Minister - Emergency Management BC, second from right; Sooke Fire Dept. Chief Steve Sorensen, far right; and T’Sou-ke Nation Chief Gordon Planes.

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Pete Poirier’s tame bearOur early settlers

were adventurous peo-ple, perhaps none more so than the Poirier fam-ily. Here we have Pete Poirier with a young black bear. Pete was one of the 14 children born to Joseph Poirier Sr, (the man for whom Ecole Poirier was named) and his wife Ellen.

The family had caught the cub in the Otter Point woods; per-haps the mother had been shot. In any event, the young Poirier men were enjoying raising the bear cub, trying to teach him tricks, and roughhousing with him.

Joseph Poirier Sr. had arrived at Sooke along with other emi-gres originally from Quebec and the fur trade, coming up north to Canada by wagon train from the Colum-bia River area after the signing of the Oregon Treaty in 1846.

Many French Cana-dian/mixed culture families initially settled near the Sooke River to be close to some of their connections at the T’Sou-ke nation. So it was that Joseph Poirier and his young wife settled at the river flats just north of the Sooke River bridge, in the area we know as Milne’s Landing. It

was here that Edward Milne Sr. arrived in the 1880s and purchased the property from the Poiriers.

Though Mr. Poirier Sr. moved his large family to property bor-dering n/w on Grant Road, when his four sons reached man-hood, they each settled themselves further to the west. This photo was taken somewhere around 1911 to 1914 and the scene was on the west side of Muir Creek.

It was taken along-side an outbuilding in

the yard of the Hugh Campbells, a pioneer family from Scotland who pre-empted in Shirley district in 1890. We’re assuming that Pete Poirier and his wife Kit were at the Camp-bell home visiting. The Campbells as well have had an extensive his-tory in the area, as their daughter Christine mar-ried Edwin Clark, and they raised seven sons and a daughter. One of their grand-daughters is Dianna Seaton, a trustee on the board of School District #62.

We know that this

photo was not taken before 1911, as we can see hydro wires, and 1911 was the year that hydro-electric power was first carried from the plant at Jordan River to light up Victo-ria.

Otter Point’s Velma Jessiman remembers her mother speaking about the bear cub tamed by her great-uncle, but does not recall hearing what happened to it.

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Keeping bears wild and humans safe is priority #1

Educating the public on how to live harmo-niously with Sooke’s wildlife is the guid-ing principle of a new organization launched by former WildSafe BC regional coordinator Debb Read and Nitya Harris of the Coexist-ing with Carnivores Alliance in partnership with the Sooke Transi-tion Town Society.

Wild Wise Sooke will initially and primarily focus on bear manage-ment as Read continues a highly effective cam-paign she began 2012. Sooke is statistically one of the Canada’s leading hotspots for black bears. Problems arise as bears become habituated to dining on garbage rather than berries and roots. In turn, this creates safety issues and, in increas-ingly rare instances, fatal consequences for the bears.

The good news: Read’s efforts have decreased the number of local complaints to conservation services by 40 per cent (down to 278 calls last spring and summer). Better still, only four bears needed to be destroyed last year in the District of Sooke compared to 16 in 2013.

Sooke is now ready for its own commu-nity wildlife education program directed by a founding working group that features Read, Harris, the Dis-trict of Sooke’s Laura Byrne and Councillor Ebony Logins from the EMCS Society, Transi-tion Sooke’s Jeff Bate-man and the Chamber of Commerce’s Travis Butler. The RCMP’s Jeff McArthur and Conser-vation Officers Peter Pauwels and Richard DeKelver are part of the advisory team.

“Ongoing public edu-cation is essential or the progress we’ve made will be lost,” explained Read. “The vast major-ity of people get it, but there are still folks out there who either store their garbage outside or keep it in the garage but put it out the night before pick-up. Other people leave pet food outside, keep their birdfeeders full during the summer or are care-less with their compost. All this is pure bear bait and it’s guaranteed to increase the chance of dangerous interactions between the bears and us.”

Sooke residents who spot a bear in their neighbourhood should immediately call the Ministry of Environ-ment’s RAPP line at 1-800-663-WILD. In most cases, the crea-ture will be rambling through on its way elsewhere, however the call allows conser-

vation staff to track the local bear population. If the problem persists, Read makes a personal visit to explore the root causes and offer bear-wise remedies.

“Once a bear starts equating humans with food, they lose their natural wariness and become what is called ‘human-habituated,’” she explains. “They then learn to toler-ate us in much closer proximity than what is safe for both bears and humans. My best advise to homeown-ers is to take a careful look around their prop-erty, figure out what’s attracting the bears and then take remedial steps.”

Wild Wise Sooke is a good fit for Transition Sooke, said Bateman.

“One key aspect of the Transition Town philosophy is the ‘inner transition,’ and Debb is working hard to change the way we respect and

interact with all forms of life in the region. Since 90 per cent of bear problems arise from garbage issues, the new group can part-ner up on projects with the new Zero Waste Sooke initiative. Best of all, Debb and Nitya are remarkably competent, caring and capable individuals with a plan and the energy to make it happen. The bears and all our wild things are fortunate to have them.”

The new organiza-tion is seeking volun-teers, donors and part-nerships with local non-profits, businesses and funding bodies.

In time, the educa-tional focus will turn to cougars, raccoons, deer and other local inhabitants.

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Do people still fit in the equation?

There was a story recently about someone getting burned by a hot beverage at a well-known coffee shop (not in Sooke). What bothered the person involved was the fact that no one behind the counter came forward to help and they appeared not to know what to do.

This could be the fault of many things, but the first issue that comes to mind is the fact that no one was trained to deal with a first aid situation. They just stood there. The second is they didn’t seem to care. Are we losing our peo-ple skills? Are we so self-absorbed that people no longer fit into the equation? We’re luckier in Sooke because we do seem to care about customers.

This is common in many businesses. The staff is paid poorly and time is not spent on training in such things as basic customer service. It does not take money to tell staff to be friendly, attentive and there for the customer. The customer in front of you is more important than an in-coming phone call. They can call back, the waiting cus-tomer may decide to leave. Is the customer always right? If you lose one customer due to in-attention, you will lose more - guaranteed.

Poorly paid staff are not really well trained in product knowledge either, they don’t really seem to care. And forget about after sale service, it’s non-existent. Some customers would rather pay a little more to get what they need down the street. Service does not end once the product leaves the store. The most successful businesses are ones that honour their guarantees without question. People will return to any business that treats them with respect and consideration. Those two things do not cost any money.

If service is unacceptable, it makes it so much easier for a customer to shop on-line where they don’t have to deal with a sales clerk or cashier talking on the phone or over-long to another customer, ignoring them or just not being helpful.

A simple “I’ll be with you in a moment” can do wonders when someone is waiting. In fact, what it does is acknowl-edge the customer, thereby making them feel like they are appreciated.

Respect, attention and consideration don’t affect the bottom line, but lack of those will.

ANOTHER VIEW

B.C. Views

The Vancouver media’s frantic coverage of the Great Bunker Spill of 2015 has just about run out of fuel.

By late last week, the usually seri-ous Globe and Mail was reduced to quizzing a U.S. expert who had at first told the CBC he thought the spill response was pretty good. But then he heard that it might have taken up to 12 hours until the leaking grain ship was completely under control, which would be not so good.

This U.S. expert admitted he has not “followed the Vancouver spill very closely,” and was basically speculating. But that’s OK, because the main purpose of this media frenzy is to feed the established nar-rative that the Harper government is gutting the Coast Guard while try-ing to ramp up heavy oil shipments to Asia.

Yeah, that makes sense. A Uni-versity of Toronto philosophy prof recently suggested that Stephen Harper likes war. Maybe he likes oil spills too.

A retired captain from the now-closed Kitsilano Coast Guard station became the latest of a series of dis-gruntled ex-employees and union bosses to serve as the media’s go-to critics. He contradicted Coast Guard management at every turn, dismiss-ing them as political appointees with little operational experience.

His claims about loss of spill response capability from Kitsilano

are questionable at best. There was no talk of spill response when Kitsi-lano closed two years ago, because it was a search and rescue station.

Former B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair held almost daily news conferences as it closed. People are going to drown, warned a parade of union spokespeople.

It’s been two years, and nobody has.

Premier Christy Clark and Vancou-ver Mayor Gregor Robertson were quick to summon TV cameras as oil-sheen angst spread through condo towers. They declared the Coast Guard response a failure before they had any real understanding of it.

Unifor, the union representing Coast Guard employees, has vowed a full-scale election advertising attack on the Conservatives this year. On federal budget day, Unifor protested the closure of the Uclue-let Coast Guard ship monitoring station. Similar stations in Vancou-ver and Comox are also closing this year, replaced by a new monitoring system run from Prince Rupert and Victoria.

I asked Industry Minister James Moore, the federal minister respon-sible for B.C., if this is a reduction in service. He said 1970s-era ship track-ing equipment is being replaced with a new system that has already been deployed on the East Coast, to improve safety.

“These fears were also raised back in the ’60s and ’70s, when

lighthouses were de-staffed,” Moore said. “I remember people saying, oh my God, this is going to be the end. And it turned out to be complete nonsense.”

Unifor operatives rushed to the media again last week with dire news of a half-hour outage of this new sys-tem, portraying this as evidence of a high-tech disaster waiting to hap-pen. (Ships were told to monitor an old-school emergency radio channel for that uneventful half hour.)

What the union is really doing is ramping up its election propaganda, and intensifying efforts to protect redundant positions that are being replaced by new technology.

There was a similar media cam-paign last year targeting the con-solidation of Veterans’ Affairs into Service Canada offices. There are serious problems with services to veterans, but union featherbedding would not help them.

The B.C. government is also intro-ducing digital technology, eliminat-ing hundreds of paper-pushing jobs in the process, with a mostly realis-tic response from unions.

But in this federal election year, realism will be in short supply.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twit-ter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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Earth Day in transition

In the beginning there was silence with an energy that perme-ated the universe and alas in due time physi-cal forms as well as the Earth took shape. When the sun caressed the land giving birth to many life forms on sea and on land there was sustenance for all crea-tures. And it was good.

And over time the Earth thrived and man-kind thrived and was blessed with all the goodness that nature had provided. And over many years of earthly existence man and womankind had populated the planet and lived wisely off the land. And it was good.

Then man in his wis-dom started to make changes to the envi-ronment. And it was called progress and technology and was created to benefit man-kind and was revered in many ways. But these changes did not benefit all. Some of the changes created hardships for some people and dete-rioration to the land, air and waters. And this was not good.

There were those who prospered from these changes and were living in great comfort from the effort put forth by a multi-tude of others. Many who were affected by these changes eventu-ally rebelled because of the polluted skies, water and land that was causing decay to the purity of the Earth and illnesses to life and lack of nutrition in many parts of the globe. But much effort, funds and power was spent to convince the population that these changes had “good” intent. How could it be that the decline to the quality of life on Earth be attributed to greed and power of good intent?

But the congrega-tion of “The House of Greed and Power” turned a blind eye to the woes of the world. Even in their physical decline the administra-tors of global injustices refused to accept that much of their choices were part of the world’s problem. Tragedy was not on their doorstep — yet.

But concerned humans realized that there is an ‘essence’ that lives within us. An essence that reaches out to all of life and governs the choices

we make. And we ask ourselves ‘how can we as individuals share the responsibility in our life choices and hence improve the well being of our global commu-nity?”

Nature can reap only what we sow. Our glob-ally sensitive choices and actions can expand like ripples on the sea and hopefully soon the blind eyes will see and contribute with only good choices to the well being of the Earth and its inhabitants. And this would be good.

J. Moncur Sooke

Library foresight needed

I was in Stettler, Alberta in March and visited the town’s reno-vated library.

It’s unbelievably great. While Stet-tler serves about half the population of the Sooke area, its library is at least four times the size of Sooke’s with four times the books, magazines, videos and even a lounge area with television.

Meanwhile, back in slow-moving Sooke, the cramped library, and its excellent staff, con-tinue to valiantly serve an ever-increasing number of people. And don’t forget the entirely too small parking lot, which means vehicles park on the now-busy Anna Marie Road, often dangerously double-parked.

I’ve been using the Sooke library since

1992 and sadly, it’s been a miserly evolution.

And now, accord-ing to Juan de Fuca Regional Director Mike Hicks, Sooke can’t find the land for a new 10,000-square- foot library.

Amazing that there has not been anyone with the foresight to have been planning for the significant need for a facility that gets used a lot more than other pet projects.

Do developers bear some blame? Do some have land they can donate for a library? Do they contribute to a fund for such capital projects? Or, maybe Kinder Morgan can pur-chase some property as a good will gesture.

I’m sure there will be plenty of excuses made and finger-pointing,

which will be typical for a town that still hasn’t installed complete and logically-placed side-walks in the town core.

Shannon MoneoSooke

Road work appreciated

I would like to thank the District of Sooke for the wonderful job they did on Otter Point Road. The new pave-ment is nice and wide with the white line on the side so people can walk and ride their bik-ers and horses instead of having to dodge the traffic on the pavement. This road has not been changed since I took my son to Boy Scout Camp in the early 1970s.

Nice to see you

straightened some of the corners and cut those big trees that were next to the pave-ment, and cut the brush so people can see when they try to drive their vehicles out of their driveways.

The ditches have also been done nicely. Now that it has stopped at the border, maybe the CRD can fin-ish the rest up to their office and the industrial area, because of them we have a lot of traffic. There is also several businesses like soil and sawmills and a towing business and a lot of new houses. A job well done.

p.s. maybe the water-lines also at the same time.

Gordon StewartSooke

On branding Port Renfrew

It is true that there have been many inter-

ests in developing Port Renfrew. It has long been known that the area is rich is resources including massive fish runs, trees big enough to build a whole house from, and precious min-erals hidden in the hill-sides. The stoic Port San Juan invited all inside to rest from the fierce storms barrelling the Graveyard of the Pacific.

Now there are a new assemblage of invest-ment firms, and entre-preneurs that seek to provide the town the credit it deserves. We

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We asked: How do you get your local news?

I listen to radio, go online, I rarely read newspapers; except

for the Mirror.

Linda Gabriel Sooke

I go to CBC or go use Flipboard, and when I come in to work I

grab the Times Colonist and on Wednesdays I grab a copy of the

Sooke News Mirror.

Gord DoucetteSooke

I try not to look at the news that often, but I usually like sitting

down with an actual newspaper.

James EmburySooke

I grab a copy of the Sooke News Mirror.

Terri-AnnSooke


Slick causes accidentsooke fire-fighters cleaning up debris and oil off Phillips road near the sooke campground following three-vehicle accident. Cause of the accident was an unknown source of oil which originated from the sooke and Phillips road intersection.

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would all like to see job creation, increased tourist capacity, more available housing for renting/buying, and thriving amenities. Let us take time to review the Official Community Plan and make priori-ties with the various development corpora-tions to understand the long term plan together. We are not planning to be the next Tofino, we are planning to be the best Port Renfrew today.

Can we start by hav-ing the existing local residents buy into the new branding, and be included in the deci-sion making process? If there is to be a card lock gas station, lets talk about the potential to create another job there, or if the water and sewage treat-ment are at capacity then there is opportu-nity to make the ulti-mately necessary plans towards developing a solution.

At the chamber of commerce meeting last week, a local business owner was astonished to see the proposed new Port Renfrew wel-come sign displayed by a man wearing a Tall Tree Music festival hoodie; both images identical in logo, in font, and word choice. The Tall Tree Capital was the slogan. Our town

could also be called the “Save on Memorial Park of Port Renfrew,” home to the highly acclaimed Tall Tree Music Festi-val… We can do better than that. This com-munity does not want to have the identity of your boutique music festival!

We would like to schedule a commu-nity meeting in May. We need to talk about the 2003 Official Com-munity Plan, and inte-grate all of this recent change. It could be positive, and it’s true we do want to keep our kids in the school here, and share how grateful we are to live here. But we need to maintain a unilateral integrity with the lands, waters, cul-ture, and people of the area.

Port Renfrew’s peo-ple must be heard and included into the rapid expansion of our some what sleepy town – we may be slow, but we are definitely not stupid.

Kristine PearsonPort Renfrew

Old ‘myths’ debunked

Heather Phillips regurgitates old myths, in your April 22, 2015 issue, “Paper is getting

out of touch.”The “acid rain”

scare was thoroughly debunked, among findings were that the lakes supposedly made acidic by air pollution were always acidic until logging facilitated soil runoff which reduced acidity – the lakes were simply returning to their normal state in the presence of coni-fers.

Research has shown that areas of ozone thin-ning in the atmosphere are normal, especially in polar areas due to cold temperatures – they do vary over time.

And even an IPCC shows the limited effect that carbon diox-ide can have on climate temperature, most of which has already occurred. (The IPCC then spins that limited amount into a theory of runaway warming that is not happening and did not happen in the warmer Medieval Warm Period when Vikings farmed south-west Greenland).

I challenge Heather Phillips to think about the eagerness of many people to assume nega-tives about humans, when all around are examples of planting and nurturing, solid shelters, and advanced

medical care – most of those things helped by economical energy. That’s the energy that alarmists want to take away from poor peo-ple, while they – people like Al Gore and David Suzuki – live in large houses (plural) and jet around the world spew-ing carbon dioxide.

On another topic: The answer to your question “Who’s in con-trol of our tax dollars?” is voters.

We live in a democ-racy, each of us can work to develop better candidates for office and elect them.

A key attribute of those candidates should be a commit-ment to reduce govern-ment.

Fewer laws and fewer activities would mean less opportunity and motivation to pork-bar-rel and be profligate.

A key problem today is that many voters want to pick others’ pockets to get a free ride. An old US maxim identifies their think-ing ”Don’t tax me, don’t tax thee, tax that man behind the tree.” What the fools don’t grasp is that with other people also trying for a free ride their own pocket gets picked too.

The answer is in your mirror.

Keith SketchleySaanich

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ST. ROSE OF LIMA Roman Catholic Parish2191 Townsend Rd. | 250-642-3945 | Fax: 778-425-3945

Saturday Mass 5pm | Sunday Mass, 10 amThursday Mass 10:30 am

Children’s Religious Ed: Sat. 3:45pm Of� ce Hours: Tue 12-3 Wed 10-12 Thurs 1-3

Rev. Fr. Michael Favero

KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH2110 Church Rd | 250-642-4124

SUNDAY SERVICE10:15 am Pre-Service Singing

10:30 am Family worshipRev. Dr Gordon Kouwenberg

Parents Room and well equipped Nursery

Sunday @ 11AM clachurch.com/sooke

HOLY TRINITY Anglican Church1962 Murray Road | 250-642-3172

HOLY COMMUNION SERVICE: 11amEVENING PRAYER: Saturday 5pm

The Rev. Dimas Canjurawww.holytrinitysookebc.org

The Pastor's Pen

SOOKE BAPTIST CHURCH7110 West Coast Road | 250-642-3424

SUNDAY SERVICE 10:00 am Children, youth & adult ministries

Pastor Rick Eby Email [email protected]

www.sookebaptist.com

JUAN DE FUCA SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

4251 Sooke Road | 778-425-3403SATURDAY SERVICE

9:30 am Bible Study • 11:00 am Church ServicePastor: Mike Stevenson

Hello Sooke Family !Much has been made of being from somewhere. Huge pieces of identity are drawn from the location and people group one comes from. So I have a question for us to ponder.....” Does it matter who we are when it comes to where we are going? “

In Ecclesiastes Solomon, son of King David and Bathsheba the Beautiful, states that, after all the results of his tests and strategies concerning living life to the fullest came back, he found the pursuit of work or food or sex or fame or anything else that seems to be so important to be “meaningless”. Really.He would say that even though you are from Sooke, or Victoria, or Nanaimo, or anywhere of a dozen lovely places, it doesn’t mean a thing....in the long run.I wondered, as I refl ected on these thoughts from the great Solomon the Wise, “ What really does matter?” Amazingly, he has an answer. Ecclesiastes 9:7, “ Go, eat your bread with enjoyment, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already approved what you do.Vs. 9 Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life which he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun.” ( or in the rain here in Sooke ). Really? Yes, really !You Go Solomon ! That’s great advise no matter where you’re from. I makes you grab on to the real things and let go of the fake. Here in Sooke we need to hear this.

Pastor Mike StevensonJuan deFuca Seventh-day Adventist

Pregnant? Live in the Sooke Area?

We offer the following Prenatal Services:

Group Classes for the expectant mother and her partner that cover everything you need to know to prepare for labour, childbirth and your new baby. New classes start May 6th for due dates July through September

Additional support services offering one-to-one appointments, free prenatal vitamins, food vouchers, and bus tickets. Ongoing registration.

This program is supported by United Way, District of Sooke and Victoria Foundation.

Please call Sooke Family Resource Society

250-642-5152 Or visit 2145 Townsend Rd, Sooke

Member of BC Association

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Yellow Cedar Burl BowlSooke Wood Art

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Alberta AdventureSunset Resorts, Canmore –

SPT Consulting

A Sea of Bloom Floral DesignAll Sooke Arts & CraftsAndy Leimanis - REMAX

Camosun WestsideArbonneBC Responsible and Problem

Gambling ProgramCoast Capital SavingsCRD Parks & Environmental

ServicesDistrict of Sooke DLC - Modern Mortgage GroupDoTerra Essential Oils &

Proactive LifestyleEagle Eye Outfitters & 2 Reel

Fishing Adventures Edward JonesEpicure SelectionsFashion AbbeyFirst Memorial Funeral ServicesFudge In A RoundGail Rose - Thirty-One Gifts

Happy Carpet CleanersHatley Memorial GardensHUB International / Barton

InsuranceInfuse HerbalsInvestors Group IsagenixMary KayP.L.A.N. Consulting Ltd. RainCoast RusticsRBC Royal BankReflexology 4 YouRoxDesignsScrapnaturally DecorationsShaw CommunicationsSooke Disposal & RecyclingSooke Fall Fair & Quilters GuildSooke Fax & Copy CentreSooke Fine Arts SocietySooke Fire Rescue & ESSSooke Harbour Electric

Sooke Home HardwareSooke Moving & StorageSooke Philharmonic Orchestra

SocietySooke Region Chamber of

CommerceSooke Region Food CHISooke Salmon Enhancement

Society Sooke Soil & Landscape Sooke Veterinary Hospital Ltd.Sooke’s Home Team - REMAX

Camosun WestsideStella & DotThe Most In PhotographyTupperwareVancouver Island Lodge Village Food MarketsWells Gray Tours LtdWenstob Timber Resources Ltd.

/ Xemex Industries Ltd.Western Foods

Our Rotary Club members have worked hard over the past three decades to improve people’s lives, both locally and internationally. Projects in Sooke have included the Skateboard Park, Rotary Pier and renovations to the Sooke Food Bank (with the Sooke Lions Club). In recent years we have maintained our focus on youth by helping to fund improvements to facilities at the Scouts and Girl Guide Camps and by purchasing much needed computer equipment for use by students at Sooke Elementary School. In addition, we continue to provide annual scholarships and bursaries to local university and college students. Some of our international projects have involved establishing a Canadian foundation to support a high school for girls in Malawi and purchasing emergency relief shelters for disaster victims in Somalia and the Philippines.

The Spring Fair and Auction is our principal fundraising event. It has grown into a full day of community activity, including an opportunity for local businesses and organizations to showcase their products and services. Local musicians and dancers provide entertainment. Approximately 2,000 people attend the event each year.

Live Music Program11am-12pm Janet McTavish12-1pm Journey Middle School Rock Band1-2pm Sooke Dance Studio - Carole Cave2-3pm Trounce Alley Barbershop Quartet3-4pm Pam Hardy & Partner4-6pm Group Therapy - Eric James

PROGRAMat-a-glance

10amOpening Ceremony

10am-3pmOutdoor Plant Sale

10am-5pmTrade Fair

10am-5pmSilent Auction

10am-4:30pmBike Sale

OVER 30 BIKESTHIS YEAR

1-5pmFree Swim

Sponsored byRotary Club of Sooke

4-8pmWine & Beer Garden Live AuctionNEW TIME! 6-8pm

7:45pm50/50 Draw

FOOD AVAILABLE ALL DAYCape Links & Coils

Little Vienna BakeryStick in the Mud Café

Stone Pipe GrillWannawafel

Booths ShowcaseMany of these businesses have also generously donated to our auction. Their items are highlighted in GREEN in the following pages.

Dear Rotary SupporterA message from Rotary Club of Sooke Acting President, Mark Ziegler

The 25th annual Sooke Rotary Club Spring Auction and Fair will be held on May 2, 2015 at SEAPARC Leisure Complex in Sooke.

Celebrating 150 YEARS OF GOLDThe Gold Rush That Put Sooke On The Map

NEW START TIME! LIVE AUCTION 6PMNEW START TIME!

50/50 Drawat 7:45PM

$1,284Last Year!Giant $165 Gift Basket

FROM YOUR PERFECT GIFT

Your support allows us to continue serving our community – THANK YOU! We look forward to seeing you on May 2nd.

DOOR PRIZE:


X2 = Multiple Item / Listings highlighted in GREEN are Booth ExhibitorsNOTE: These are short descriptions. Detailed descriptions available on bid sheets on auction tables.

ARTWORK❏ 100 Jim Gregory Cherry wood bowl $70❏ 101 Joan Taylor Hexham Abbey by Joan Taylor $250❏ 102 Angi Photo & Design 2 Framed Photos $100❏ 103 Angi Photo & Design Wildlife Photo $50❏ 104 Blue Raven Gallery 2 etched glass goblets $125❏ 105 Chrysalis Photo 15 Assorted Blank Photo Cards $50❏ 106 Joan Taylor Evening Flight by Joan Taylor $150❏ 107 Kimberly Thompson Art Limited Edition print Botany Bay $120❏ 108 Patty Dowler - Seaside Basketry Kelp Basket $40 ❏ 109 Pauline Chamberlain Framed watercolour Summer Joy

$150❏ 110 St. Vincent de Paul We Three Kings by Susan Crawford

$150❏ 111 RoxDesigns Handmade Sterling Silver necklace

$45❏ 112 Scrapnaturally Hanging Driftwood Decor $40❏ 113 RainCoast Rustics 8X42 Painted Cedar Plank $95❏ 114 Sooke Buy & Sell Ltd. Native hand carved eagle wall

hangings by Gordon Twance $40❏ 115 Sooke Fine Art Gallery Limited edition print by Darlene

Warhurst Metz - Blackfoot Holy Woman $50

❏ 116 Sooke Fine Art Gallery Limited edition print signed by

Darlene Warhurst Metz - Native Costume $50

❏ 117 PhairWays-Mechanical Consulting

Picture of Women’s Hockey Team Canada $75

❏ 118 The Most In Photography Framed Print $125❏ 119 Bobbie’s Birds Framed painting Goldfinch on Parrot

feather $75❏ 120 Katherine Woods Sculpture &

Turning Carved loon $150❏ 121 Windsong Glass Glass Tree Suncatcher $20❏ 122 Trevor Colley Glass Bonsai Tree $40❏ 123 Windsong Glass Glass Star Suncatcher $8 X2❏ 124 Katherine Woods Sculpture &

Turning Earrings $15 X2❏ 125 Rico Massage 4 art cards $28❏ 126 B & K Jewellery & Gifts Sterling Silver Pendant $130❏ 127 Night Owl Accessories Crystal bullet necklace $35❏ 128 A Sea of Bloom Floral Design Lapis & Sterling Pendant $55❏ 129 Barking Dog Studio Hand Built Bird House $60

❏ 130 Anne Boquist Big Boy Art Box $60❏ 131 Bitchen Heat Metal Works Metal Art Piece $50❏ 132 Michael C Downey Walnut platter $65❏ 133 Les Hillard Wood-turned pen $35❏ 134 Bobbie Momsen Photo on canvas: Garry Oak by

Mary Waskul $150

BOOKS❏ 200 Bart van de Berk History of Leechtown $22 X2❏ 201 Rotary Club of Sooke - Literacy

Committee Childrens Book $25 ❏ 205 The Reading Room Bookstore &

Café Signed book $20 ❏ 206 Trevor Colley The Chronicles of Downton Abbey $7❏ 207 Val’s Cottage Crafts To the Hilt by Dick Francis $30❏ 208 Val’s Cottage Crafts Hot Money by Dick Francis $30❏ 209 Val’s Cottage Crafts 10 lb Penalty by Dick Francis $30❏ 210 Val’s Cottage Crafts Mrs Brown’s Family Handbook $30❏ 211 Sooke Pocket News The Three Strategies of the

Unstoppable Woman $30 X3❏ 249 Royal Roads University Hatley Through the Seasons book

and 2 passes to Hatley Gardens $49❏ 250 Penelope’s Book Stop Certificate $20 ❏ 251 The Reading Room Bookstore &

Café Certificate $20 ❏ 252 Well Read Books Certificate $25

CLOTHING❏ 300 Victoria Shamrocks Shamrocks Toque $22 X2❏ 301 Roy Banner - Remax Camosun

Westshore Victoria Shamrocks Signed Team

Jersey $100❏ 302 Brenda Parkinson Sooke Pipes and Drums golf shirt &

bag $55 ❏ 303 Campus Honda 3 Honda Hats $33 ❏ 304 Dana Sitar Felted Hat $60 ❏ 305 Fairway Market #3 T-shirt and bobble head $26❏ 306 Geri Pudwell Wearable art - cape $90❏ 307 La Petite Boutique Black clutch bag, necklace &

swimsuit $125❏ 308 Linda Ferguson Designs Handmade Chiffon Scarf $85 X2❏ 309 Sladen Designs Nuno Felted Scarf $100 X2❏ 310 Sooke Power Supplies Husqvarna Logging Suspenders $19❏ 311 Sooke PocketNews T-shirt $15 X2❏ 312 Kathy’s Kreations Nuno Felted Scarf $50❏ 313 Silver Streak Boats Silver Streak Hat $15❏ 314 Sooke Region Museum

(Gift Shop) Sooke Museum Hoodie $50 X2❏ 315 Sooke Region Museum

(Gift Shop) Sooke Museum T Shirt $20 X2

HEALTH❏ 400 Academy Dental Dazzlepro Advanced GT /Sonic

Toothbrush $118

❏ 450 Clover Care Massage Deep Tissue Swedish Massage

$45 X2❏ 451 Coastal Roots Health Centre -

Dr. Jeffrey Gratton Chiropractic Initial Examination &

Consultation $65 ❏ 452 Coastal Roots Health Centre -

Dr. Jennifer Gratton Naturopathic Exam and Consultation

$140 ❏ 453 Goodlife Wellness Group

Leslie Rose Certified Yoga One Hour Private Yoga Therapy

$65 ❏ 454 Goodlife Wellness - Ocean Spirit

Massage Infra-red sauna & 1/2 hour Massage

$80❏ 455 Goodlife Wellness - Sasza

Zawasza One hour acupuncture session $90❏ 456 Goodlife Wellness - Sue

Rowland RMT Thirty Minute Massage $50❏ 457 McLaughlin Hypnotherapy Initial consultation & 2 hypnotherapy

sessions $250 ❏ 458 Reflexology 4 You 1/2 HR Reflexology Session $45 X2❏ 460 Rico Massage 30 minutes of a 1 hour treatment

$45❏ 461 Whiffin Spit Massage Therapy

Clinic One Hour Massage Session $90❏ 462 Sooke Health & Fitness One month fitness membership

$75 X3❏ 463 Ahimsa Yoga One month unlimited yoga pass, plus

CD and t-shirt $125❏ 464 DoTerra Essential Oils &

Proactive Lifestyle Introductory Essential Oil Package

$35 X3

BEAUTY❏ 500 Cheryl’s Esthetics Pedicure Basket $100 ❏ 501 Gwen Pope Family Haircare Bain de Terre Shampoo Conditioner

Set $50 ❏ 502 Island Haircutting Co. Hair products collection $75❏ 503 Jordan River Soapworks Certificate Bath & Body gift set $100❏ 504 Mary Kay Mary Kay Basket $100 ❏ 505 Arbonne Arbonne Gift & Certificate $75❏ 550 Barb the Barber Hair Cut $25 X2 ❏ 551 Deb’s Barber Shop One haircut (walk in only) $20 X3❏ 552 Essence Hair & Esthetics Studio Woman’s haircut by Ace $30 ❏ 553 Essence Hair & Esthetics Studio Woman’s haircut by Lisa $35 ❏ 554 Joanne’s Hair Design Certificate for hair services $35❏ 555 Karma Salon Salon Service $100 ❏ 556 Le Sooke Spa Gift Card $25❏ 557 Linda Ferguson - Rodan &

Fields Rodan & Fields Skin Care Regimen

$222 ❏ 558 Livivi Hair Certificate towards Hair Highlighting/

Colouring $65 ❏ 559 She Beauty Salon Facial with eye treatment $100❏ 560 Star Mobile Esthetics Certificate towards Esthetics Services

$20❏ 561 Mel O Hair Salon Certificate for haircut, pedi & gift box

$65

❏ 562 Pure Elements Hair Design & Bodyworks Ltd

Hair Cut & Colour $95❏ 563 Pure Elements Hair Design &

Bodyworks Ltd Spa Service $120

KIDS ❏ 600 Campus Honda Honda Bear and T shirt $19 ❏ 601 Mel Hull Wooden Grader $35 ❏ 602 Mel Hull Wooden toy $20 ❏ 603 RBC Royal Bank Arbie Doll $40 ❏ 604 RVT Publishing Inc. Teddy Bear and Guest towels $40 ❏ 650 Playland Daycare Centre 1 week childcare age 5 to 12 $100❏ 651 Playland Daycare Centre 1 week childcare age 3 to 5 $200❏ 652 Sooke Dance Studio Certificate toward dance lessons

$75

GARDEN❏ 700 Len Banner Construction Electric leaf blower $89 ❏ 701 Topo’s Landscaping Company Full season organic lawn fertilization

program $140 X3❏ 702 Topo’s Landscaping Company Canada Red Chokecherry Tree $140❏ 704 Westburn Garden Centre Ornamental Tree $100❏ 705 RONA Home and Garden

Langford 5 in 1 Espaliered Apple Tree $50❏ 706 CRD Parks & Environmental

Services Garden Tote $75❏ 707 Swift Masonry Four Garden Stones $100 ❏ 708 First Memorial Funeral Services Solar Powered Garden Lights $40 ❏ 709 EMCS Society Plant $30❏ 751 Glen’s Gardening Company One hour garden consultation Sooke

$50❏ 752 Jeff’s Tree Service Tree pruning services $250❏ 753 Murph’s Lawncutting Services Certificate for lawncutting service

$50❏ 754 Numa Farms Nursery Certificate for trees & shrubs $50❏ 755 Sooke Soil & Landscape Certificate for product $100 X2❏ 756 Forest Lumber & Cooperage Ltd Round flower box $75 X2

HOME❏ 800 Barry V, Locksmith Pushbutton remote control deadbolt

lock installed $195 ❏ 801 Dale’s Electric Fluorescent Fixtures with tubes

$38 X2❏ 802 Graceful Folds One pair 21x64 inch beige roller

blinds $160❏ 803 Home Wise Plumbing Kohler Sterling Windham Round Front

15” White Toilet bowl $200 ❏ 804 NexGen Hearing Sonic Boom alarm clock $75 ❏ 805 Riptide Plumbing Kitchen faucet assembly $165❏ 806 Tupperware Tupperware & Gift Certificate $40❏ 807 Arbutus Cove Guesthouse &

Cottages Handmade wool toss cushion $150

❏ 850 Coast Environmental Ltd Certificate towards septic pump out

$100 ❏ 851 Happy Carpet Cleaners Certificate for carpet cleaning

$200 ❏ 852 Helen and Jenn Certificate for housecleaning $100 ❏ 853 Marlene Arden, Realtor Home Hardware gift certificate/card

$75 ❏ 854 Northern Star Plumbing/Gas/

Service Ltd. Gift certificate $50 X4❏ 855 RONA Home and Garden

Langford Gift card $50 X4❏ 856 Sooke Disposal & Recycling Certificate towards garbage disposal

$25 X2❏ 857 Sooke Glass Ltd. Certificate $50 ❏ 858 Speedy Glass Certificate towards wall mirror

$25 X2❏ 860 Thermal King Glass Certificate towards any product or

service $50❏ 861 LUV-A-RUG Services Inc. Certificate Rug Cleaning $50 X2❏ 862 Sooke Flower House Certificate for flowers $100

PETS❏ 900 Bosley’s Colwood Puppy food & dog bed $70❏ 901 Wiskers & Waggs Dog toy, indoor dog potty & free nail

clip $90 ❏ 902 My Pet Nanny Basket of Doggie Treats and Toys

$45❏ 950 Saseenos Veterinary Service Routine annual exam $69.50 X2❏ 951 D’Tails Dog Grooming Dog Bath and Tidy $35 X2❏ 952 Growlies for Pets Gift Card $25 ❏ 953 It’s Over Rover One private dog training $69❏ 954 Otter Point Veterinary Hospital Medical Examination for One Pet

$60 ❏ 955 Pawz-4-Paws Small or medium dog groom $40❏ 957 Sooke Harbour Pet Resort 3 Day Pet Boarding $60 ❏ 958 Sooke Veterinary Hospital Ltd. Exam & Vaccination $66 ❏ 959 Sooke Veterinary Hospital Ltd. Feline Spay $214 ❏ 960 Willow Wind Feed Certificate & 10% discount card $25

LEISURE❏ 1000 Campus Honda 2 Honda Cups $12❏ 1001 Campus Honda 2 Honda Golf Tools $26❏ 1002 Dollar Store Arts & Crafts Gift Basket $40❏ 1003 General Nutrition Centre Sports Basket $150❏ 1004 Patrick Fallon 1 pair Men’s Hockey Knee Pads $35❏ 1005 Patrick Fallon Men’s Hockey Shoulder Pads $50❏ 1006 Wood Travel and Cruise Suitcase set $110 ❏ 1007 Investors Group Financial

Services Inc. Box of golf balls $50 ❏ 1050 Bart Van De Berk Historic Tour of Leechtown,

goldpanning & lunch $100 ❏ 1051 Sooke Community Association/

Sooke River Campsite Three nights camping $90 ❏ 1052 Sooke Community Choir 2 Concert Tickets for Sooke

Community Choir $30 X2❏ 1053 Sooke Cycle Bicycle tune up $70 X2❏ 1054 The Mortgage Centre Olympic View Golf gift certificate

$100

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Limited Edition PrintKimberly Thompson Art

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SEAPARC Leisure Complex, 2168 Phillips Road, Sooke BC www.sookerotary.com/auction

❏ 1055 Victoria Shamrocks 4 Pack Gift Card $44 X2❏ 1056 Shards Glass Studio Fused Glass Workshop $125 ❏ 1057 View Royal Casino Dinner for 2 & 2 Coupons $25 Slot

Play $110❏ 1058 Coastal Cycles Bicycle tune-up $79 ❏ 1059 Borton’s Spas & Pools Ltd Certificate $50 ❏ 1060 Gorge Vale Golf Club Two Rounds of golf $180 ❏ 1061 Shaw Communications HD PVR + Install $380 ❏ 1062 Olympic View Golf Course Ticket to Golf booklet $90 X2❏ 1063 Outpost Bike Co. Bicycle tune-up $60 ❏ 1064 Sooke River Bluegrass

Festival Society Ticket to Bluegrass Festival $50 X4❏ 1065 D. Mann Contracting Learn to ride pass at Westshore

Motorcross. 1 adult & 1 child $60 X2

❏ 1066 Sooke Fine Arts Society Tickets for two to Purchaser’s

Preview $60❏ 1067 Sooke Fine Arts Society Tickets for two to Taste of Sooke

Evening $30 ❏ 1068 Sooke Philharmonic

Orchestra Society Sooke Philharmonic Season Tickets

for 2 Adult $160 X2❏ 1069 Strong Kiteboarding Kiteboarding Starter Lesson $150

FOOD❏ 1100 Epicure Selections Epicure Basket $100 ❏ 1101 Nancy Bennett Basket of Preserves $25 ❏ 1102 Salt West Naturals Local sea salts basket $35 ❏ 1103 Serious Coffee Coal Miners organic blend, Three

Amigos coffee & 1 apron $40 ❏ 1104 Sheila’s Coastal Crunch Granola Sheila’s Coast Crunch Granola $13❏ 1105 Sooke U-Brew Wine Kit: Orchard Breezin’ Cranberry

Craze, red wine kit $85 ❏ 1106 West Coast Wild Seafood Case of 12 cans regular & 12 cans

smoked tuna $120❏ 1107 Fudge In A Round 6 Pack Assorted Fudge $18 ❏ 1108 Sooke Fall Fair & Quilters Guild Basket of assorted homemade and

farm fresh goodies $125❏ 1109 Tugwell Creek Honey Farm Bottle of mead & honey gift pack $37❏ 1150 Jenny’s Olde Country Fare Gift Certificate $25 X3❏ 1151 Sooke Shell/Pacemart 10 child-size ice cream cones

$28.50

❏ 1152 Canadian Springs Water Company

Use of coffee brewer for 2 weeks with 2 boxes of coffee $50

❏ 1153 Dairyland Saputo extra old white cheddar 4.54

kg $100 X4❏ 1154 E-Fish-Ent Fish Company Ltd. Certificate toward purchase of

salmon products $30 X3❏ 1157 Glenwood Meats Certificate $30 ❏ 1159 Kelz Sweet & Savory Bake Shop Certificate $20 ❏ 1160 Parkland Poultry 15 dozen extra large eggs - need not

be taken all at once $36 X2❏ 1161 Pizzability Certificate towards pizza purchase

$25 X4❏ 1162 Sooke 2 For 1 Pizza Coupon for 2 large special pizzas

$40 X6❏ 1163 Sooke Region Food CHI Certificate for basket of organic

squash $75❏ 1164 Sooke Region Food CHI Certificate for a basket of garlic $75 ❏ 1165 Sooke River Store Certificate & assorted cookies $30 ❏ 1166 Thrifty Foods - Colwood Smile Card $50 X2❏ 1167 Village Food Markets Certificate $50 X4❏ 1168 Western Foods Certificate $50 X4❏ 1169 Peoples Drug Mart Purdy’s Gift Cards $25 X2

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Branch #54 Sooke Two steak dinners $26 ❏ 1259 Stone Pipe Grill Certificate $20 X3❏ 1260 Tammi Dimock, Realtor Certificate 17 Mile Pub $50❏ 1261 The Lazy Gecko Restaurant Certificate $25 ❏ 1262 Yen’s Kitchen Dinner for 4, Menu B $44 ❏ 1263 McDonalds Restaurants

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Westshore Certificate $20 X5❏ 1266 John Vernon, Re/Max

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$25 X2❏ 1267 Wild Mountain Food & Drink Certificate for dining at Wild Mountain

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$75 ❏ 1457 Midas Auto Service Experts Midas Service Special oil change

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$50❏ 1462 Suds & Pups Gift card for Car or Pet wash

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7 Boat Launches $75 ❏ 1551 Sooke Marine Centre Ltd. Engine oil change for a four stroke

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BUILDERS CORNER❏ 1600 Al Champ Dewalt Cordless Drill Kit $112 ❏ 1601 Slegg Lumber Black and Decker drill bit set $50 ❏ 1650 Bedrock Gravel Sales Certificate towards purchase of

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paint $165 ❏ 1654 Sooke Slinger Services Ltd. 1 load of 3/4 inch road base

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Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

Gord “I need to play” Phil-lips thought if he can get a job where he doesn’t have to cross the Sooke River Bridge bridge every day, he’d be a really happy guy - so he got his wish: he now drives the school bus and on the side teaches guitar lessons from his house.

Ah, but there’s more to the man behind the gui-tar - he’s passionate about telling stories to people of all walks of life, about the adventures through life and nature using nothing but the untethered power of song.

And it just so happens that this unique way of storytelling has caught so much nationwide attention that he’s now in the third

and final round of CBC’s Searchlight: the hunt for Canada’s best new artist music contest.

It’s called Sooke Hiway - a song which began 11 years ago at a time when Sooke was caught for four months in a whirlwind of rain, snow and ice that nearly crippled the town entirely.

“It was chaos. All those houses by the tire shop were flooded up to the vehi-cles. I went up to go to work, I couldn’t - so I went back up the driveway, got my surf board, I went to go out that way, there were trees down everywhere,” he said.

As he was walking back up towards his house hav-ing nearly given up, he turned around and looked at the staggering theatre of everything that was hap-

pening around him.“I just sat there and looked

over at the ocean and at the road, and I thought, ‘wow, this is a pretty important road. When it’s closed, nothing’s going on,’” Phillips said. This road is incredible, because it’s the only one. You can’t take another one to get anywhere, so any-thing that’s happened in the last 200 years here, hap-pened on that road.”

It was simply tuning into a different frequency - or as he calls it, “power lines” - the inexplicable black matter of our subconscious mind of which all art of every form is created.

The end result is a song about adventure that you can take with you wherever you go- more so, as Phillips explains it, travelling to a place where you can go to be at peace - a place where you can just figure stuff out.

“Wise men come from the north and naive ones from the south,” he said. “Once you’ve taken this road up to Sombrio Beach and you spent a weekend on your own by yourself in the mid-dle of that beautiful place and you come back down

Our CommunitySooke is a busy place: always lots going on

Octavian Lacatusu photos

Always plenty to do in Sooke

Top left: Nona Robertson proudly standing by her artwork at the Student Art Show at the Sooke South Shore Art Gallery. Her favourite theme is portraying the importance of mental health awareness in today’s society. It is also the South Shore Gallery’s first anniversary. Top right: The Sooke Harbour Players talking about waste disposal at the Small Town Big Talent Show at EMCS on Saturday - as you can probably tell, the skit ended with someone breaking wind. Bottom left: Canadian musician Scott Shea performed for the Sooke Fold Music Society on April 18.Bottom right: Sookies picking up their freshest flowers and pottery goodies at the Sooke Garden Club on Saturday’s sunny afternoon.

Local musician Gord Phillips travels Sooke Hiway

Continued on page 16


Sooke musician Gord Phillips is a finalist on CBC’s Searchlight: the hunt for Canada’s best new artist music contest. He is seen here at the recent giant garage sale at SEAPARC.

‘Music’s my religion and the outdoor is my church; that’s just how I live my life.’

--Gord PhillipsMusician

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Thurs Apr 30ODTODDLERTIMEAt the Sooke Library 10:30 to 11 a.m.,Hands-on activities for ages 18-36 months. Register at 250-642-3022.ADULT WALKING GROUPSEAPARC 10-11 a.m. Registration required. 250-642-8000.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONCRIBBAGE 7 P.M.BINGOSr’s Drop-In Centre, 12:45-3 p.m. Sooke Community HallBABYTIMEOn the first Thursday of each month, 2 p.m. Sooke Library.BOOKS FOR BREAKFASTCASA 10 a.m.

Fri May 1talVITAL VITTLESFree lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Holy Trinity Church.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSteak Night, 6-7:30 p.m.Karaoke 8-11 p.m. SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSLunch and shopping trips to Victoria. Call June 250-642-2032 for information.SACRED CHANT CIRCLE7:30 p.m. Sooke Yoga & Wellness, Hope Centre. 6750 West Coast Road.ARTIFACTS ART SHOWat the Sooke Region MuseumSMOKIN TUNA OPENS

Mon May 4PARENT PARENT & TOT DROP-IN Child, Youth, & Family Centre, 9:30-11. 250 642-5152.CALLING ALL QUILTERSKnox Pres. Church. All welcome. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 250-642-0789 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONEuchre 6:30 p.m.SOOKE SENIOR’S BUSAyre Manor Residents trips.PSYCHIC FAIRBay Centre-May 4-10

Sun May 3AROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONSunday breakfast brunch, 9-12:30 p.m., $5.Blue Grass Music, 2:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. Drop in pool tournament every second Sunday.WIZARD OF OZSooke Youth Show Choir EMCS 2 p.m.

Wed May 6WALKING GROUPPeople’s Drug Mart hosts a walking club, 9:15 a.m.PARENT DISCUSSION GROUPSooke Child, Youth, and Family Centre, 9:30-11:00 a.m. (250) 642-5152 for info.ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONDominos 10 a.m.Shuffleboard, 6:30 p.m. NASCAR POOLMeet and Pick, Sooke Legion 7 p.m.

Sat May 2ROYAL CANADIAN LEGIONMeat draw 3 p.m.WIZARD OF OZSooke Youth Show Choir, EMCS, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.ROTARY AUCTION AND SPRING FAIRSEPARC 10 a.m. start, exhibits, silent and live auction, bike sale, food and entertainment - FREEST. ROSE OF LIMA GARAGE SALE9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Something for everyone.FREE SWIM AT SEAPARC1-5 p.m. Sponsored by RotarySOOKE COMMUNITY CHOIRIn My Life, Songs of rivers and blackbirds, Shirley Comm. Hall 8 p.m.

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Child, Youth & Family Centre: 6672 Wadams WayFamily Medical Clinic: 1300-6660 Sooke Rd

Holy Trinity Church: 1952 Murray RdKnox Presbyterian Church: 2110 Church Rd

Legion #54: 6726 Eustace RdLibrary: 2065 Anna Marie RdMuseum: 2070 Phillips Rd

Peoples Drug Mart: 8-6716 Sooke RdSEAPARC: 2168 Phillips Rd

St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church: 2191 Townsend RdSooke Senior’s Bus: $15 annual membership. 250-642-4662

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into that world that you lived in, it’s never the same.”

For Phillips, a devout outdoorsman, Sooke Hiway is in a way a reflection of his own journey and experience through life, which took him from his ances-tral home of Sarnia, Ontario, thousands of kilometres across Can-ada and to the coastal wonder of the West Coast.

“Music’s my religion and the outdoor is my church; that’s just how I live my life,” he said.

His love for music never really subsided, even when he started life fresh in Sooke. After a while of joining free bands and as many music gigs as he could, he said it wasn’t about the money, or the fame. It was about playing music and having fun.

“Every Thursday we have “Singing Thurs-day” on the bus - I have an in-house micro-phone and we just jam,” Phillips said. “I always say, it’s a lot more fun working with kids than it is adults.

You just gotta laugh at fart jokes all the time.”

It’s not just fart jokes though (even if they are still pretty funny) - Phillips just generally enjoys teaching youth about music and about solving their issues in life in a positive, con-structive way - such as his current project, the Restitution song.

“There’s a program that we do with the kids and it’s called restitu-tion; it helps kids learn to listen to each other and to work out their troubles on their own in a respectful manner,” he said, adding that the program really inspired him do write a song about it.

“Every elementary school now is learn-ing that song for Music Monday on May 4, so I have 1000 kids learn-ing the Restitution song right now,” Phillips said, adding that it’s a work in progress.

Listen to CBC’s Q to see where Gord Phillips places. There are 225 musician candidates from all across Canada.

Cont’d on page 16

Gord Phillips... Getting their hands in the dirtChildren’s garden club gaining in popularity

Pirjo RaitsSooke News Mirror

Kids love getting their hands in the dirt and growing things. The natural world is even more fascinating when seen through the eyes of a child and they seem to take to garden-ing like a duck to water.

Six years ago Anne Boquist and other gar-dening enthusiasts started the Sooke Chil-dren’s Garden Club and the numbers of kids who want to take part has been growing steadily.

“There’s more kids than ever,” said Boquist. “We’re having six workshops instead of five now and it is growing in popularity.”

The club meets throughout the sum-mer from May until October. All children from the age of three and up are welcome to attend and learn to grow. The club is free for families thanks to community sponsors.

At each “workshop” at the Sunriver Com-munity Garden the

gardeners take part in everything from envi-ronmental awareness, planting vegetables and flowers, they learn about healthy food and take part in garden crafts. They are divided into groups and alter-nate between the dif-ferent “workshops.” Each year at the end of the season they make scarecrows. In May they will be learning about edible weeds.

The instruction comes for a group of 15 dedicated volunteers and they teach the young gardeners what

they want. As an exam-ple, at the orientation meeting held on April 23, the kids learned how to make aprons out of old blue jeans and tasted kale chips. One of the intentions of the club is to encour-age children to support the Sooke Fall Fair.

The Sooke Children’s Garden Club will be at the Rotary Auction and Spring Fair on May 2 at SEAPARC and parents can sign their children up, or they can email Anne Boquist at: [email protected] .

Pirjo Raits photo

Little gardeners at the orientation meeting for the garden club.

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KraftJet-Puffed Marshmallows400g

Bull’s EyeBarbecue Sauce425ml

Hellmann’sMayonnaise890ml

ClassicoPasta Sauce410-650ml

CapriCanola Oil3lt

Old DutchRestaurante Tortilla Chips276-384gr

ArmstrongCheese600gr

AquelSparkling Spring Water2lt

OlympicSour Cream500ml

Angie’sBoom Chicka Pop128-142gr

KraftPhiladelphia Cream Cheese Spread250gr

San PellegrinoSparkling Fruit Beverage6x330ml

KraftPhiladelphia Dips227gr

Nature Valley, General Mills or Betty Crocker Value Size Bars or Snacks272-552gr

Snack BetterSahale Snacks113-142gr

KraftCracker Barrel Cheese Slices220-240gr

KnorrSimply Broth900ml

HeinzPicnic Pack3x375ml

KraftDressing475ml Nescafe

Instant Coffee100-200gr

ChristieBelvita Crunch Breakfast Bites250gr

Rice WorksGourmet Rice Crisps156gr

Black DiamondCheestrings336gr

ArmstrongNatural Cheese Snacks210gr

FolgersClassic Roast Ground Coffee920gr

ChristieCookiesSelected, 265-300gr

NescafeCappuccino or Latte8x14-18.5gr

Dairyland2% or Chocolate Milk473ml

BarillaPasta375-454gr

McCainFried Potatoes900gr

McCainTraditional or Ultra Thin Crust Pizza334-433gr

McCainFried PotatoesSelected, 454-800gr

Casa FiestaGreen Chilies or Sliced JalapenosAssorted Sizes

Casa FiestaSeasoning Mix35-40gr

Casa FiestaRefried Black Beans398ml

PlantersCashews225gr

PlantersDry Roasted Peanuts600gr

PlantersPeanuts Resealable Bag275-300gr

Old DutchBox Potato Chips220gr

Black DiamondShredded Cheese340gr

SaputoFeta Cheese170-200gr

RogersFlour10kg

KnorrPasta or Rice Sidekicks112-167gr

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Quality Foods an Island Original www.qualityfoods.com Prices in effect April 27 - May 03 2015


49¢

Fresh Skinless Halibut Fillets

Frozen or Previously FrozenDigby Scallops

10/20 size

TribeHummus227gr

Medium Deli Salad•Greek•Macaroni•Red Potato with Sour Cream•Broccoli & Grape

MaplelodgeCooked or Smoked Chicken

BreastSchneidersFat Free or Tomato Basil Turkey Breast

FreybeSmoked

Bavarian Ham

Calzone285gr

Previously FrozenMachine Peeled Shrimp

Previously FrozenSockeye Salmon Fillets

Quality FreshSweet TreatsEnglish Licorice Allsorts, 220gr

Jelly Beans Quality FreshHold the Salt Pine Nuts90gr

Quality FreshHold the Salt PepitasUnsalted, 325gr

8 Piece Happy California Rolls

10 Piece Sushi Lovers

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DairylandCream, Creamo or CreamerSelected, 946ml-1lt

Kii NaturalsCrisps Artisan Crackers150gr

L’ancetreOrganic Cheese200gr

Seattle’s Best CoffeeGround Coffee340gr

Wholesome SweetenersOrganic SugarSelected, 454-681gr

TazoTea24’s

Santa CruzOrganic Apple Juice

2.84lt

Turtle Cheesecake Cheesecake Slice

9” Apple Pie

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Mini Apple or Cherry Strudel

Calabrese Buns

Calabrese Bread

Golden WestEnglish Muffins6’s

D’ItalianoBread600-675gr

Country HarvestBreadSelected , 675gr

PurexDouble Roll Bathroom Tissue8-12’s

Dragon TowelsBamboo Sheets20’s

SurfLiquid Laundry DetergentFresh Wave, 1.63lt

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Mexican “Ready to Eat”Fresh Cantaloupe2.18 per kg

Vancouver Island “Hot House”Mini Cucumbers2lb bag

California “Bolthouse”Baby Cut Carrots2lb bag

California “Premium”Fresh Broccoli Crowns3.28 per kg

Taylor FarmsRomaine Hearts3’s

Mexican “Ready to Eat”Fresh Honeydew Melon, 2.18 per kg

Washington ”Premium”Pink Lady Apples3.28 per kg

4” Premium Basket Stuffers

4.5” Unforgettable Vegstarters

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California GrownOrganic Cello Carrots, 2lb bag

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Washinton GrownOrganic Yellow Onions, 3lb bag

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The Sooke Region Chamber of Com-merce’s Business Excel-lence Awards held on Saturday April 11, 2015 at the Prestige Ocean-front Resort was a HUGE success!

Tickets were com-pletely sold out for this premier Sooke event, with over 120 attend-ees enjoying a cocktail and appetizer recep-tion while watching art-ist Christopher Lucas paint a beautiful rain-forest image (which was auctioned off later in the evening). This was followed by the awards presentations and a delicious dinner of beef and salmon with all the trimmings and desserts provided by the West Coast Grill.

Community leaders, such as local Councillor Kerry Reay and Conser-vative MLA Candidate Shari Lukens, were in attendance to enjoy the evening’s festivities, while Mayor Tait and the other Councillors were at the AVICC con-ference in Courtenay.

Chamber President Sean Dyble emceed the award presentations, and oversaw the auc-

tioning of numerous silent and live auction items.

Many emotional acceptance speeches were delivered by the award recipients, most notably by the gang from The Stick in the Mud who won both the ‘Business of the Year’ and ‘People’s Choice’ awards, as well as by Heather Cochrane (owner of Star Mobile Aesthetics) who won the ‘Home-Based Busi-ness Excellence’ award.

An impactful speech on the importance of business community collaboration, shop-ping locally, and sup-

porting the Chamber organization as a cru-cial business resource was also delivered by Past President Michael Nyikes, who was hon-oured with the ‘Award of Recognition’ for his contributions to the community.

There was a great sense of pride and posi-tive energy in the room throughout the eve-

ning, and a definite feel-ing that the people in the room were all part of something very spe-cial.

The Sooke Region Chamber of Commerce thanks and appreciates all the sponsors, prize donors and individuals who volunteered their time to make this event such a success.

Please visit the Busi-

ness Excellence Awards section on the Events page of the Chamber’s website for full list of the finalists and award recipients, as well as the Member Gallery section of the Member-ship page of the Cham-ber’s website (www.sookeregionchamber.com) for photographs from the evening’s cel-ebrations.


CHAMBER CHATTER

Pirjo Raits photo

An emotional Heather Cochrane of Star Mobile Aesthetics.


REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSPublic Spaces Garbage Collection

The District of Sooke is accepting proposals for the collection and disposal of garbage in public spaces, transit stops and parks.

Proposal documents may be obtained from the District of Sooke municipal office, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2, Telephone 250-642-1634 or from the District website at www.sooke.ca.

Proposals will be received at District of Sooke, 2205 Otter Point Road, Sooke, BC V9Z 1J2 OR by Email: [email protected] on or before 2:00 p.m. local time on May 5, 2015.

The District reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to accept the proposal that is deemed most favourable to the interests of the District of Sooke. Please contact [email protected] or (250) 642-1634 for further information.


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X2 = Multiple Item / Listings highlighted in GREEN are Booth ExhibitorsNOTE: These are short descriptions. Detailed descriptions available on bid sheets on auction tables.

ARTWORK❏ 100 Jim Gregory Cherry wood bowl $70❏ 101 Joan Taylor Hexham Abbey by Joan Taylor $250❏ 102 Angi Photo & Design 2 Framed Photos $100❏ 103 Angi Photo & Design Wildlife Photo $50❏ 104 Blue Raven Gallery 2 etched glass goblets $125❏ 105 Chrysalis Photo 15 Assorted Blank Photo Cards $50❏ 106 Joan Taylor Evening Flight by Joan Taylor $150❏ 107 Kimberly Thompson Art Limited Edition print Botany Bay $120❏ 108 Patty Dowler - Seaside Basketry Kelp Basket $40 ❏ 109 Pauline Chamberlain Framed watercolour Summer Joy

$150❏ 110 St. Vincent de Paul We Three Kings by Susan Crawford

$150❏ 111 RoxDesigns Handmade Sterling Silver necklace

$45❏ 112 Scrapnaturally Hanging Driftwood Decor $40❏ 113 RainCoast Rustics 8X42 Painted Cedar Plank $95❏ 114 Sooke Buy & Sell Ltd. Native hand carved eagle wall

hangings by Gordon Twance $40❏ 115 Sooke Fine Art Gallery Limited edition print by Darlene

Warhurst Metz - Blackfoot Holy Woman $50

❏ 116 Sooke Fine Art Gallery Limited edition print signed by

Darlene Warhurst Metz - Native Costume $50

❏ 117 PhairWays-Mechanical Consulting

Picture of Women’s Hockey Team Canada $75

❏ 118 The Most In Photography Framed Print $125❏ 119 Bobbie’s Birds Framed painting Goldfinch on Parrot

feather $75❏ 120 Katherine Woods Sculpture &

Turning Carved loon $150❏ 121 Windsong Glass Glass Tree Suncatcher $20❏ 122 Trevor Colley Glass Bonsai Tree $40❏ 123 Windsong Glass Glass Star Suncatcher $8 X2❏ 124 Katherine Woods Sculpture &

Turning Earrings $15 X2❏ 125 Rico Massage 4 art cards $28❏ 126 B & K Jewellery & Gifts Sterling Silver Pendant $130❏ 127 Night Owl Accessories Crystal bullet necklace $35❏ 128 A Sea of Bloom Floral Design Lapis & Sterling Pendant $55❏ 129 Barking Dog Studio Hand Built Bird House $60

❏ 130 Anne Boquist Big Boy Art Box $60❏ 131 Bitchen Heat Metal Works Metal Art Piece $50❏ 132 Michael C Downey Walnut platter $65❏ 133 Les Hillard Wood-turned pen $35❏ 134 Bobbie Momsen Photo on canvas: Garry Oak by

Mary Waskul $150

BOOKS❏ 200 Bart van de Berk History of Leechtown $22 X2❏ 201 Rotary Club of Sooke - Literacy

Committee Childrens Book $25 ❏ 205 The Reading Room Bookstore &

Café Signed book $20 ❏ 206 Trevor Colley The Chronicles of Downton Abbey $7❏ 207 Val’s Cottage Crafts To the Hilt by Dick Francis $30❏ 208 Val’s Cottage Crafts Hot Money by Dick Francis $30❏ 209 Val’s Cottage Crafts 10 lb Penalty by Dick Francis $30❏ 210 Val’s Cottage Crafts Mrs Brown’s Family Handbook $30❏ 211 Sooke Pocket News The Three Strategies of the

Unstoppable Woman $30 X3❏ 249 Royal Roads University Hatley Through the Seasons book

and 2 passes to Hatley Gardens $49❏ 250 Penelope’s Book Stop Certificate $20 ❏ 251 The Reading Room Bookstore &

Café Certificate $20 ❏ 252 Well Read Books Certificate $25

CLOTHING❏ 300 Victoria Shamrocks Shamrocks Toque $22 X2❏ 301 Roy Banner - Remax Camosun

Westshore Victoria Shamrocks Signed Team

Jersey $100❏ 302 Brenda Parkinson Sooke Pipes and Drums golf shirt &

bag $55 ❏ 303 Campus Honda 3 Honda Hats $33 ❏ 304 Dana Sitar Felted Hat $60 ❏ 305 Fairway Market #3 T-shirt and bobble head $26❏ 306 Geri Pudwell Wearable art - cape $90❏ 307 La Petite Boutique Black clutch bag, necklace &

swimsuit $125❏ 308 Linda Ferguson Designs Handmade Chiffon Scarf $85 X2❏ 309 Sladen Designs Nuno Felted Scarf $100 X2❏ 310 Sooke Power Supplies Husqvarna Logging Suspenders $19❏ 311 Sooke PocketNews T-shirt $15 X2❏ 312 Kathy’s Kreations Nuno Felted Scarf $50❏ 313 Silver Streak Boats Silver Streak Hat $15❏ 314 Sooke Region Museum

(Gift Shop) Sooke Museum Hoodie $50 X2❏ 315 Sooke Region Museum

(Gift Shop) Sooke Museum T Shirt $20 X2

HEALTH❏ 400 Academy Dental Dazzlepro Advanced GT /Sonic

Toothbrush $118

❏ 450 Clover Care Massage Deep Tissue Swedish Massage

$45 X2❏ 451 Coastal Roots Health Centre -

Dr. Jeffrey Gratton Chiropractic Initial Examination &

Consultation $65 ❏ 452 Coastal Roots Health Centre -

Dr. Jennifer Gratton Naturopathic Exam and Consultation

$140 ❏ 453 Goodlife Wellness Group

Leslie Rose Certified Yoga One Hour Private Yoga Therapy

$65 ❏ 454 Goodlife Wellness - Ocean Spirit

Massage Infra-red sauna & 1/2 hour Massage

$80❏ 455 Goodlife Wellness - Sasza

Zawasza One hour acupuncture session $90❏ 456 Goodlife Wellness - Sue

Rowland RMT Thirty Minute Massage $50❏ 457 McLaughlin Hypnotherapy Initial consultation & 2 hypnotherapy

sessions $250 ❏ 458 Reflexology 4 You 1/2 HR Reflexology Session $45 X2❏ 460 Rico Massage 30 minutes of a 1 hour treatment

$45❏ 461 Whiffin Spit Massage Therapy

Clinic One Hour Massage Session $90❏ 462 Sooke Health & Fitness One month fitness membership

$75 X3❏ 463 Ahimsa Yoga One month unlimited yoga pass, plus

CD and t-shirt $125❏ 464 DoTerra Essential Oils &

Proactive Lifestyle Introductory Essential Oil Package

$35 X3

BEAUTY❏ 500 Cheryl’s Esthetics Pedicure Basket $100 ❏ 501 Gwen Pope Family Haircare Bain de Terre Shampoo Conditioner

Set $50 ❏ 502 Island Haircutting Co. Hair products collection $75❏ 503 Jordan River Soapworks Certificate Bath & Body gift set $100❏ 504 Mary Kay Mary Kay Basket $100 ❏ 505 Arbonne Arbonne Gift & Certificate $75❏ 550 Barb the Barber Hair Cut $25 X2 ❏ 551 Deb’s Barber Shop One haircut (walk in only) $20 X3❏ 552 Essence Hair & Esthetics Studio Woman’s haircut by Ace $30 ❏ 553 Essence Hair & Esthetics Studio Woman’s haircut by Lisa $35 ❏ 554 Joanne’s Hair Design Certificate for hair services $35❏ 555 Karma Salon Salon Service $100 ❏ 556 Le Sooke Spa Gift Card $25❏ 557 Linda Ferguson - Rodan &

Fields Rodan & Fields Skin Care Regimen

$222 ❏ 558 Livivi Hair Certificate towards Hair Highlighting/

Colouring $65 ❏ 559 She Beauty Salon Facial with eye treatment $100❏ 560 Star Mobile Esthetics Certificate towards Esthetics Services

$20❏ 561 Mel O Hair Salon Certificate for haircut, pedi & gift box

$65

❏ 562 Pure Elements Hair Design & Bodyworks Ltd

Hair Cut & Colour $95❏ 563 Pure Elements Hair Design &

Bodyworks Ltd Spa Service $120

KIDS ❏ 600 Campus Honda Honda Bear and T shirt $19 ❏ 601 Mel Hull Wooden Grader $35 ❏ 602 Mel Hull Wooden toy $20 ❏ 603 RBC Royal Bank Arbie Doll $40 ❏ 604 RVT Publishing Inc. Teddy Bear and Guest towels $40 ❏ 650 Playland Daycare Centre 1 week childcare age 5 to 12 $100❏ 651 Playland Daycare Centre 1 week childcare age 3 to 5 $200❏ 652 Sooke Dance Studio Certificate toward dance lessons

$75

GARDEN❏ 700 Len Banner Construction Electric leaf blower $89 ❏ 701 Topo’s Landscaping Company Full season organic lawn fertilization

program $140 X3❏ 702 Topo’s Landscaping Company Canada Red Chokecherry Tree $140❏ 704 Westburn Garden Centre Ornamental Tree $100❏ 705 RONA Home and Garden

Langford 5 in 1 Espaliered Apple Tree $50❏ 706 CRD Parks & Environmental

Services Garden Tote $75❏ 707 Swift Masonry Four Garden Stones $100 ❏ 708 First Memorial Funeral Services Solar Powered Garden Lights $40 ❏ 709 EMCS Society Plant $30❏ 751 Glen’s Gardening Company One hour garden consultation Sooke

$50❏ 752 Jeff’s Tree Service Tree pruning services $250❏ 753 Murph’s Lawncutting Services Certificate for lawncutting service

$50❏ 754 Numa Farms Nursery Certificate for trees & shrubs $50❏ 755 Sooke Soil & Landscape Certificate for product $100 X2❏ 756 Forest Lumber & Cooperage Ltd Round flower box $75 X2

HOME❏ 800 Barry V, Locksmith Pushbutton remote control deadbolt

lock installed $195 ❏ 801 Dale’s Electric Fluorescent Fixtures with tubes

$38 X2❏ 802 Graceful Folds One pair 21x64 inch beige roller

blinds $160❏ 803 Home Wise Plumbing Kohler Sterling Windham Round Front

15” White Toilet bowl $200 ❏ 804 NexGen Hearing Sonic Boom alarm clock $75 ❏ 805 Riptide Plumbing Kitchen faucet assembly $165❏ 806 Tupperware Tupperware & Gift Certificate $40❏ 807 Arbutus Cove Guesthouse &

Cottages Handmade wool toss cushion $150

❏ 850 Coast Environmental Ltd Certificate towards septic pump out

$100 ❏ 851 Happy Carpet Cleaners Certificate for carpet cleaning

$200 ❏ 852 Helen and Jenn Certificate for housecleaning $100 ❏ 853 Marlene Arden, Realtor Home Hardware gift certificate/card

$75 ❏ 854 Northern Star Plumbing/Gas/

Service Ltd. Gift certificate $50 X4❏ 855 RONA Home and Garden

Langford Gift card $50 X4❏ 856 Sooke Disposal & Recycling Certificate towards garbage disposal

$25 X2❏ 857 Sooke Glass Ltd. Certificate $50 ❏ 858 Speedy Glass Certificate towards wall mirror

$25 X2❏ 860 Thermal King Glass Certificate towards any product or

service $50❏ 861 LUV-A-RUG Services Inc. Certificate Rug Cleaning $50 X2❏ 862 Sooke Flower House Certificate for flowers $100

PETS❏ 900 Bosley’s Colwood Puppy food & dog bed $70❏ 901 Wiskers & Waggs Dog toy, indoor dog potty & free nail

clip $90 ❏ 902 My Pet Nanny Basket of Doggie Treats and Toys

$45❏ 950 Saseenos Veterinary Service Routine annual exam $69.50 X2❏ 951 D’Tails Dog Grooming Dog Bath and Tidy $35 X2❏ 952 Growlies for Pets Gift Card $25 ❏ 953 It’s Over Rover One private dog training $69❏ 954 Otter Point Veterinary Hospital Medical Examination for One Pet

$60 ❏ 955 Pawz-4-Paws Small or medium dog groom $40❏ 957 Sooke Harbour Pet Resort 3 Day Pet Boarding $60 ❏ 958 Sooke Veterinary Hospital Ltd. Exam & Vaccination $66 ❏ 959 Sooke Veterinary Hospital Ltd. Feline Spay $214 ❏ 960 Willow Wind Feed Certificate & 10% discount card $25

LEISURE❏ 1000 Campus Honda 2 Honda Cups $12❏ 1001 Campus Honda 2 Honda Golf Tools $26❏ 1002 Dollar Store Arts & Crafts Gift Basket $40❏ 1003 General Nutrition Centre Sports Basket $150❏ 1004 Patrick Fallon 1 pair Men’s Hockey Knee Pads $35❏ 1005 Patrick Fallon Men’s Hockey Shoulder Pads $50❏ 1006 Wood Travel and Cruise Suitcase set $110 ❏ 1007 Investors Group Financial

Services Inc. Box of golf balls $50 ❏ 1050 Bart Van De Berk Historic Tour of Leechtown,

goldpanning & lunch $100 ❏ 1051 Sooke Community Association/

Sooke River Campsite Three nights camping $90 ❏ 1052 Sooke Community Choir 2 Concert Tickets for Sooke

Community Choir $30 X2❏ 1053 Sooke Cycle Bicycle tune up $70 X2❏ 1054 The Mortgage Centre Olympic View Golf gift certificate

$100

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❏ 1055 Victoria Shamrocks 4 Pack Gift Card $44 X2❏ 1056 Shards Glass Studio Fused Glass Workshop $125 ❏ 1057 View Royal Casino Dinner for 2 & 2 Coupons $25 Slot

Play $110❏ 1058 Coastal Cycles Bicycle tune-up $79 ❏ 1059 Borton’s Spas & Pools Ltd Certificate $50 ❏ 1060 Gorge Vale Golf Club Two Rounds of golf $180 ❏ 1061 Shaw Communications HD PVR + Install $380 ❏ 1062 Olympic View Golf Course Ticket to Golf booklet $90 X2❏ 1063 Outpost Bike Co. Bicycle tune-up $60 ❏ 1064 Sooke River Bluegrass

Festival Society Ticket to Bluegrass Festival $50 X4❏ 1065 D. Mann Contracting Learn to ride pass at Westshore

Motorcross. 1 adult & 1 child $60 X2

❏ 1066 Sooke Fine Arts Society Tickets for two to Purchaser’s

Preview $60❏ 1067 Sooke Fine Arts Society Tickets for two to Taste of Sooke

Evening $30 ❏ 1068 Sooke Philharmonic

Orchestra Society Sooke Philharmonic Season Tickets

for 2 Adult $160 X2❏ 1069 Strong Kiteboarding Kiteboarding Starter Lesson $150

FOOD❏ 1100 Epicure Selections Epicure Basket $100 ❏ 1101 Nancy Bennett Basket of Preserves $25 ❏ 1102 Salt West Naturals Local sea salts basket $35 ❏ 1103 Serious Coffee Coal Miners organic blend, Three

Amigos coffee & 1 apron $40 ❏ 1104 Sheila’s Coastal Crunch Granola Sheila’s Coast Crunch Granola $13❏ 1105 Sooke U-Brew Wine Kit: Orchard Breezin’ Cranberry

Craze, red wine kit $85 ❏ 1106 West Coast Wild Seafood Case of 12 cans regular & 12 cans

smoked tuna $120❏ 1107 Fudge In A Round 6 Pack Assorted Fudge $18 ❏ 1108 Sooke Fall Fair & Quilters Guild Basket of assorted homemade and

farm fresh goodies $125❏ 1109 Tugwell Creek Honey Farm Bottle of mead & honey gift pack $37❏ 1150 Jenny’s Olde Country Fare Gift Certificate $25 X3❏ 1151 Sooke Shell/Pacemart 10 child-size ice cream cones

$28.50

❏ 1152 Canadian Springs Water Company

Use of coffee brewer for 2 weeks with 2 boxes of coffee $50

❏ 1153 Dairyland Saputo extra old white cheddar 4.54

kg $100 X4❏ 1154 E-Fish-Ent Fish Company Ltd. Certificate toward purchase of

salmon products $30 X3❏ 1157 Glenwood Meats Certificate $30 ❏ 1159 Kelz Sweet & Savory Bake Shop Certificate $20 ❏ 1160 Parkland Poultry 15 dozen extra large eggs - need not

be taken all at once $36 X2❏ 1161 Pizzability Certificate towards pizza purchase

$25 X4❏ 1162 Sooke 2 For 1 Pizza Coupon for 2 large special pizzas

$40 X6❏ 1163 Sooke Region Food CHI Certificate for basket of organic

squash $75❏ 1164 Sooke Region Food CHI Certificate for a basket of garlic $75 ❏ 1165 Sooke River Store Certificate & assorted cookies $30 ❏ 1166 Thrifty Foods - Colwood Smile Card $50 X2❏ 1167 Village Food Markets Certificate $50 X4❏ 1168 Western Foods Certificate $50 X4❏ 1169 Peoples Drug Mart Purdy’s Gift Cards $25 X2

RESTAURANT❏ 1250 Bruce & Linda MacMillan

Re/Max Camosun Westside Certificate for Stone Pipe Grill $30❏ 1251 Buffy’s Pub T-shirt & $25 certificate for pub food

$45 ❏ 1252 Cathy’s Corner Café Certificate $20 ❏ 1253 Cheri Sutherland Re/Max

Camosun Westside Certificate for Stone Pipe Grill $50 ❏ 1254 Jasmine Restaurant Certificate $25 ❏ 1255 Little Vienna Bakery Breakfast for 4 $50❏ 1256 Mai Mai’s Bistro Certificate $25 ❏ 1257 Mom’s Cafe Certificate to world famous Mom’s

Café $40 ❏ 1258 Royal Canadian Legion -

Branch #54 Sooke Two steak dinners $26 ❏ 1259 Stone Pipe Grill Certificate $20 X3❏ 1260 Tammi Dimock, Realtor Certificate 17 Mile Pub $50❏ 1261 The Lazy Gecko Restaurant Certificate $25 ❏ 1262 Yen’s Kitchen Dinner for 4, Menu B $44 ❏ 1263 McDonalds Restaurants

of Canada Certificate for 4 extra value meals

$40 X2❏ 1264 Sooke Subway Certificate $25 X8❏ 1265 White Spot Restaurant -

Westshore Certificate $20 X5❏ 1266 John Vernon, Re/Max

Camosun Westside Certificate to Stone Pipe Restaurant

$25 X2❏ 1267 Wild Mountain Food & Drink Certificate for dining at Wild Mountain

$25❏ 1268 Sooke Harbour House Lunch for six $180❏ 1269 Sooke Harbour House Dessert & special coffees for 4 $80

ACCOMMODATION❏ 1350 Blackfish Bed & Breakfast One night accommodation for two

$125

❏ 1351 Otter Point Beach House & Dapalouno Fine Homes & Renovations

1 night accommodation for 4 with purchase of same $310

❏ 1352 Sooke Harbour Resort and Marina

2 nights stay at 2 BR unit $500

AUTO❏ 1400 Fennell’s RV Repair Sewer hose support $48❏ 1401 McKay’s Electronic Experts Audio/Video component wall mount

$60 ❏ 1402 Sooke Centre Auto Repair AC DELCO Universal Car Battery

$140 ❏ 1403 Saunders Sales and Service A Bag of Subaru Swag $100❏ 1404 Coast Capital Insurance Car care gift basket $75 ❏ 1450 Bob’s Repair Centre Case of motor oil $65 ❏ 1451 Dumont Tire Craft Certificate towards tire/wheel


❏ 1452 Dumont Tire Craft Certificate towards tire/wheel


❏ 1453 EZ Lube Automotive Certificate $25 X2❏ 1454 Fountain Tire Certificate for services $100 X5❏ 1455 KAL Tire Certificate towards wheel alignment

& lube & oil service $200 ❏ 1456 Kenco Motor Cycles & Salvage Certificate towards tire purchase

$75 ❏ 1457 Midas Auto Service Experts Midas Service Special oil change

$50❏ 1458 RCU Auto Parts Certificate towards purchase of used

parts $50

❏ 1459 Sooke Total Auto Recycling Ltd. Certificate for quality used parts

$75 X2❏ 1460 Sooke Towing / Otter Point

Collision Towing $50❏ 1461 Sooke Towing / Otter Point

Collision One month vehicle outdoor storage

$50❏ 1462 Suds & Pups Gift card for Car or Pet wash

$25 X2❏ 1463 Tri-City Collision Oil change, check belt, hoses, lights,

fluids & tire pressure plus exterior car wash for one car $70

❏ 1464 West Coast Collision Certificate towards Auto Detail

Service $150 ❏ 1465 Great Canadian Oil Change Certificate towards oil change

$20 X4❏ 1466 Integra Tire 4-wheel Balance for car or light truck

$50 X2

MARINE/FISHING❏ 1500 Island Outfitters Ltd D-Shock freshwater rod & reel $30 ❏ 1501 Pacific Sportsfishing Charters Fishing tackle & t-shirt $100❏ 1502 Silver Streak Boats Peek Polish $12 ❏ 1503 Silver Streak Boats DOT approved life jacket $100 X2

❏ 1550 Sunny Shores Resort& Marina Ltd.

7 Boat Launches $75 ❏ 1551 Sooke Marine Centre Ltd. Engine oil change for a four stroke

outboard $115 X2

BUILDERS CORNER❏ 1600 Al Champ Dewalt Cordless Drill Kit $112 ❏ 1601 Slegg Lumber Black and Decker drill bit set $50 ❏ 1650 Bedrock Gravel Sales Certificate towards purchase of

Gravel Aggregate for pick-up $180❏ 1651 Churchill Meadows Load of overburden fill delivered

in the Sooke area. Delivery to be completed by May 31, 2015 $100

❏ 1652 Drivers Welding Certificate for Welding Service or

Steel sales $50 ❏ 1653 Dulux Paints Certificate for 2 gal Dulux Lifemaster

paint $165 ❏ 1654 Sooke Slinger Services Ltd. 1 load of 3/4 inch road base

delivered within 1 hour of Sooke village center $350

❏ 1655 Steve’s Hauling Certificate towards Hauling/Refuse

Removal $100 ❏ 1656 VI Rentals Certificate towards Equipment

Rentals $25 X4

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES❏ 1700 Connect Hearing Amplified cordless telephone with

case $190❏ 1701 Seafirst Insurance Earthquake Kit $100 ❏ 1750 EHQ Development Web development & hosting $372❏ 1751 Hallgren and Faulkner Standard Will $250 X2❏ 1752 Accutax Accounting Services Certificate for Accounting or Tax

Services $200 ❏ 1753 Capital Computers & Web

Hosting 2 hours of computer servicing or

repair $100❏ 1754 Fleming and Company, CGA Certificate toward Tax and Accounting

Services $100❏ 1755 H&R Block Certificate towards income tax

preparation $100 ❏ 1756 Jake Grant - Jewelry Design

Art & Décor Jewellery cleaning and setting-check

$28

❏ 1757 Jamieson & Irwin Assoc. Chartered Accountants

Certificate 2014 or 2015 tax return $200

❏ 1758 Mayhue & Company 2 standard wills for spouses $400 ❏ 1759 Sooke Fax & Copy Centre Certificate $25 X2❏ 1760 Sooke Moving & Storage Moving (2 men for 1 hour)

$100 X3❏ 1761 Sooke Moving & Storage 1 month storage 20 ft unit

$125 X3❏ 1762 Sooke Voice News One COLOUR display ad 4 x 5 and in

Tweets $195❏ 1763 The Geek Shop One hour computer service $75 X2❏ 1764 RBC Royal Bank RESP Contribution $100❏ 1765 Darcy Abell Computer Service &

Support 2 hours computer service $100 X2

THIS & THAT ❏ 1800 Barking Dog Studio 6 to a bag fire starter $4 X2❏ 1801 Brenda Parkinson Photo Album $15 ❏ 1802 Campus Honda 2 Honda Lanyards $12❏ 1803 East Sooke Grocer and General

Store 1 New Full 20lb Propane Tank $65❏ 1804 Edward Jones Corkscrew, Winepourer & Decanter

$35❏ 1805 Gail Powell Hand Blown Vase $25 ❏ 1806 Gail Powell Carnival Glass Serving Plate $15❏ 1807 Mason Financial Ltd. Bottle of wine $25

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Sooke Harbour House

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Fishing Charters2 Reel, Duffy’s,

Crab Shack, Reel Excitement

LIVE AUCTION

Earthquake Survival KitSeafirst Insurance

Canada Red Chokecherry TreeTopo’s Landscaping Company

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1701


❏ 1808 Midway Distributors Propane torch kit $84 ❏ 1809 Peoples Drug Mart Logitech Computer Speaker System

$100❏ 1810 Peoples Drug Mart Sony Headphones $45❏ 1811 Stan Eakin POP PHONE $20❏ 1812 The Salvation Army Store Gift Basket $40❏ 1813 This N That Travel adapter, clock radio & one

pack 12 worms per month for a year $83

❏ 1814 Wilson Diving Snorkel Set $60❏ 1815 Shawna Farmer - Notary Public Summer Themed Gift Basket $100 ❏ 1816 Tulabelle Designs Berry Bags $96❏ 1817 All Sooke Arts & Crafts Gift Basket $65❏ 1818 Garry Cook Birdhouse $60

❏ 1819 Gail Rose - Thirty One Gifts Wine & Bring-A-Bag Thermal $30❏ 1820 TD Canada Trust, Sooke Branch Swag Bag $45❏ 1821 Anonymous Snorkel Set $55 ❏ 1850 Brian Rimmer -

Rimmer Auctioneer Auction Services $300 ❏ 1851 Sooke Harbour Taxi Ten $5 taxi coupons $50 X2

❏ 1852 Happy Homebrewers 1 Ultra Premium Wine with Bottles,

includes wine making $250 ❏ 1853 Mayfair Flower Shop Certificate $25 ❏ 1854 Rotary Club of Sooke Entrance fee to Raft Race

at Canada Day $60 ❏ 1855 Sooke Harbour Players Two tickets to Tommy $40 X2❏ 1856 Sooke Harbourside Lions Quack pack for Duck Race May 11

$20 X2❏ 1857 Sooke Tool Rental 20lb propane bottle fill $20 X5❏ 1858 Titanium Tents And Events Ltd Tent Rental $100❏ 1859 West Coast Super Storage &

Moving 2 months free storage - any size

container $273 X2❏ 1860 Sooke Harbour House Certificate for the gift shop $40❏ 1861 Stella & Dot Certificate $50

NOTE: These are short descriptions.Detailed descriptions available on labels at auction.

❏ 1 Stick in the Mud One hour roasting session with

The Stick’s Roast Master. Includes 5 lbs of coffee at the end of the session $125

❏ 2 Mainline Landscape Supplies Concrete Native Mask $40 ❏ 3 Wilson Bobcat Ltd. 1 hour trucking dump truck $85❏ 4 Sooke Salmon

Enhancement Society 2015 Sooke Salmon

Enhancement Society Derby Ticket $50 X2

❏ 5 Royal Colwood Golf Club Gift Certificate for two green fees

$300 ❏ 6 Sooke Fine Art Gallery Print - Contemplation by Michel

DesRochers $75❏ 7 Starline Windows Ltd. 2 x 4 ft skylight $165❏ 8 Victoria Box and Paper Box of 96 rolls of toilet paper $70❏ 9 Seaside Productions Pickup of split firewood delivered

$150 ❏ 10 John Horgan Legislature Lunch & tour for two

$50❏ 11 Best Western Prestige Ocean

Front Resort & Convention Centre Sooke

One night stay at Best Western Prestige Resort $250

❏ 12 Jock’s Dock Limited Edition Print $50❏ 13 Warburton Woodworks Hand crafted planter box $500❏ 14 Dr. Chris Bryant Phillips Sonicare toothbrush PLUS

professionally designed teeth whitening system $500

❏ 15 Port Renfrew Marina PRM khaki vest (size XL) + 2

nights camping & moorage $109❏ 16 Butler Bros Supplies Sand Box & sand delivered in

Sooke area $500

❏ 17 AdrenaLINE Adventure Tours Ltd

Certificate valid for 1 Adult or 1 Youth Zipline Tour $80 X2

❏ 18 HHS Drilling & Blasting Ltd. Pick, Shovel & Pry Bar $100❏ 19 Richardson Brush Works Pail Dulux white acrylic exterior

paint $335❏ 20 FishingSooke.ca Gift Basket for HIM $100 ❏ 21 The Crab Shack 6 hour Coho Fishing Charter for up

to 6 persons $600❏ 21.5 Anonymous Donation Kiri Hammock with stand $200❏ 22 Salty Towers Oceanfront

Retreat & Charters Two adult passes for tour with

Sooke Whale Watching $244❏ 23 Sooke News Mirror Quarter Page Ad including colour

processing $407 ❏ 24 Rainforest Tours Guided hike, lunch, transportation

$135 X2 ❏ 25 Sooke Evergreen

Physiotherapy Ltd. Gift Basket of exercise items incl

gift certificate for 1 hr massage $200

❏ 26 Wenstob Timber Resources Ltd / Xemex Industries Ltd

23 yds mixed chip Sooke delivery $224

❏ 27 Sooke’s Home Team - REMAX Camosun Westside

RC Helicopter w/ Camera $260❏ 28 Rumsby Construction 2 hours backhoe time $200❏ 29 Stan Eakin Painting - Sunnfjord by Stan Eakin

$150 ❏ 30 Duffy’s Salmon Charters 5 hour salmon fishing charter $500❏ 31 Seaflora Beauty products selection $202❏ 32 Beaches West: The Homestead Two night stay for two $360❏ 33 Tale of the Whale Art &

Antiques Original Painting, Artist Glen Wade

$250 ❏ 34 Dr. Chris Bryant One computer-designed all

porcelain crown procedure, all-inclusive, (evaluation, radiograph, minor laser assisted gingival recontouring) $1,100

❏ 35 TR Express Adult Friendly Gift Basket $125❏ 36 Accent Inns Two night accommodation for two

$250 ❏ 37 Wittich Environmental Services Chemainus Theatre & Hotel

Package for two $375 ❏ 38 Elinor and David McClimon 12 yards screened soil, delivery not

included $200❏ 39 Sooke Home Hardware BROIL-KING BBQ $500 ❏ 40 Point No Point Resort One night stay $270❏ 41 Sooke News Mirror Half page ad $674❏ 42 Reel Excitement Salmon

Charters 4 hour salmon charter $325❏ 43 Bobbie Momsen Photo on canvas: Orca by Mary

Waskul $150❏ 44 Jordan River Gravel Aggregate delivery or excavator

work $300❏ 45 Atomique Productions 2 - Two Day Passes to Rock the

Shores $300 ❏ 46 SPT Consulting Up to 1 week stay at Sunset Resort

in Canmore Alberta $1,350❏ 47 Shoppers Drug Mart Bistro Set $150❏ 48 Sooke Wood Art Yellow cedar burl bowl $300❏ 49 Shoppers Drug Mart Gift Basket $150❏ 50 V.I.C. Scratching Post Cat Condo $170❏ 51 South Shore Gallery & Artist

Supply Stone & Concrete Sculpture by

Oceanstone Studio $68❏ 52 Peoples Drug Mart 16GB Mini iPad $370 ❏ 53 SEAPARC Leisure Complex SEAPARC Annual Family Pass for up

to 5 family members $730

❏ 54 Eagle Eye Outfitters & 2 Reel Fishing Adventures

Half Day Fishing Charter $425❏ 55 Rob Martin Custom maple privacy screen, 3

section, art show quality $2,500

Rotary Club Of SookeLIVE AUCTION6PM

X2 = Multiple Item / Listings highlighted in GREEN are Booth Exhibitors

A SPECIAL Rotary Thanks:

- BC Island VacationHomes Ltd.

- Clarkston Construction- Dependable Construction- Dr Bartley S Wilson /

Sooke Dental Centre- Dr. Louise Morin,

Optometrist- Fred Whittaker- Island Land Surveying

- Pungente the Plumber- Roads End Contracting- Sally’s Massage Therapy

Studio, Goodlife Wellness- Shayne Fedosenko, Realtor- West Coast Tire and Wheel- Western Island Tree Service- Yateman Automotive

(Shell Station)

- Janet McTavish Singing O Canada

- T'Sou-ke Nation Elder Shirley Alphonse

- MLA John Horgan

- Mayor Maja Tait

- CRD Director Mike Hicks

- Sooke RCMP Detachment

- Piper Lynn Moffat

- RCMP- Sooke Fax & Copy- Sooke Home Hardware- Village Foods

Facilities:- District of Sooke- Ecole Poirier- Eric James & Group

Therapy- RE/MAX- SEAPARC - Sooke Community

Association- Sooke Fire Department- Sooke Harbour Electric- Sooke Historical Society- Sooke Moving and Storage- Sooke Region Museum- Sooke River Hotel / Castle

Liquor Store- Sooke Signs- T'Souke Nation

Food:- Cape Links & Coils- Little Vienna Bakery- Stick in the Mud Café- Stone Pipe Grill- Wannawafel

Ambience:- Kelly Keys,

Sooke Flower House- RONA Home and Garden

Centre John Topolniski- Vancouver Island Placer

Miners Association

Garden:- Holy Trinity

Anglican Church- Sara Pearson- Sooke Garden Club - T'Souke Nation

Volunteers:- EMCS Sooke Youth- Brian Rimmer, Auctioneer- SEAPARC staff- Sooke Seahawks Football- Wood Travel and Cruise

Plus the many family members and friends of Rotary who lend a hand in setting up and running this great event!

- Janet McTavish- Journey Middle School

Rock Band- Sooke Dance Studio,

Carole Cave

- Trounce AlleyBarbershop Quartet

- Pam Hardy & Partner- Group Therapy, Eric James

Opening Ceremonies Guests:

To Supporters Offering Cash Donations:

To Supporters Offering Goods and Services:

To All Performers:

Last Year’s50/50 Draw

WINNER

check outwww.sookerotary.com

for this year’swinning number

2014 winner,Margaret Senke

accepting $1284 cheque from Rotarian John Bridal

SEAPARC Leisure Complex, 2168 Phillips Road, Sooke BC www.sookerotary.com/auctionSILENT AUCTION ITEMS continued

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Retreat & Charters

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Peoples Drug Mart

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WALKOM, HELEN RUTH

SANDS of COLWOOD 250-478-3821

Passed away peacefully on Thursday April 23, 2015 at the age of 82. Beloved mother of Daniel (Cynthia) and

Brian McIntyre (Rose). Proud grandma of Andrea, Kendall, Kyle and Easton. Survived by her sister Wynne and predeceased by sisters Eileen, Elsie and brother Bud. Helen was a loving and dedicated mother who always put the needs of her family before her own. She fondly remembered her time in Sooke and the Western Communities and the many friendships she made. Helen will be greatly missed by all who knew her. We would like to thank the many doctors and staff at the Royal Jubilee Hospital; Renal and Cardiac Care Clinics for their exceptional care and support. Visitation will be held at Sands Funeral Chapel-Colwood on Wednesday April 29, 2015 from 1-2 pm. A Graveside Service will be held at Hatley Memorial Gardens, 2050 Sooke Rd. Colwood on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. Reception to follow at Sands Funeral Chapel - Colwood.

Kendal Lynn Butler/BrameSeptember 28/1960 - April 22/2015

Kendal was a beautiful person, who was passionate about music, nature and the arts.

She spent much of her life as a resident of the Sooke community and was adored by all who’s lives she touched.

Her zest for life was demonstrated by her love of the outdoors, and she spent much of her time appreciating nature by biking, swimming and hiking with her husband and son by her side. She worked for 22 years in a care home, where she nurtured and cared for the elderly and sick and was well-liked among the residents at the home and her co-workers.

She was a devoted daughter, mother and wife. She filled her home with the sounds of her singing.

Kendal is survived by her husband Kelly Brame, son Leland Brame, step daughter Alanna Brame, mother Stella Lewis and brother James Butler.

She will be forever missed and forever remembered.

Killam, (Anderson) Dorothy RNABC, St. Pauls Hospital, Vancouver, BC December 10, 1934 - April 18, 2015 passed beyond the veil peace-fully holding her daughters hand at home with her faithful dogs present. She is survived by her children Susan Fisher (Gordon), James Killam (Amie), Elizabeth Liu (John), George Killam. Grandchildren John, Nicole, Jordon, Zachary, Orry, Marlee, Brandon, Kevin, Stehanie, Ceci-ly. Dorothy loved living amongst the fl owers and next to the ocean. An extra ordinary lady, mother, grandmother and nurse, she enriched all our lives. In liu of fl owers please contrib-ute to a local seniors program and/or the spca or equivilant. Celebration of Life Luncheon to be held for family and friends at 7030 Wright Road on Sunday from 1-4 pm

REPORTERAre you ready for a new adventure? Being beside the ocean and world class hiking?The North Island Gazette newspaper on northern Vancouver Island, is looking for a reporter to help us produce dynamic and creative content for our print, web and social media platforms.

We are looking for a combination of education and experience in writing, reporting, photography and video skills. Experience with InDesign is also an asset.

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We require a team player who can work in a cooperative environment and adheres to the highest journalistic standards.

We offer a competitive salary and benefit package based on experience. You must also have a valid driver's licence and a dependable vehicle.

The North Island Gazette is a member of Black Press, Canada’s largest independent print media company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers across Canada and the United States.

Send your resume and references to:Kathy O'Reilly-TaylorPublisher, North Island Gazettec/o Campbell River Mirror104 - 250 Dogwood St. Campbell River, B.C. V9W 2X9Or e-mail: [email protected]

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SOOKE FALL FAIR & SOOKE QUILTERS

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SOOKE Family Resource So-ciety Employment Posting The Sooke Family Resource So-ciety (SFRS) is seeking a ma-ternity-leave term position for a Family Support Worker to provide individual family sup-port and facilitation of par-ent/children programs in the Sooke area. The successful candidate must have a combi-nation of relevant education and experience (ECE, CYC, Education, Social Services or related fi eld), excellent com-munication, organization, as well as outreach, early learn-ing, and adult education skills. Must have a class 5 Driver’s License and vehicle. A valid First Aid Certifi cate and a clear criminal record check are re-quirements for hire. SFRS fol-lows the CSSEA wage scale. Resumes with cover letter should be submitted to Sooke Family Resource Society - 6672 Wadams Way, Sooke, BC, V9Z 0H3; fax 250-642-7663; attention: Children and Family Services; or emailed to [email protected] (Subject: FSW Position) until 1:00pm May 20, 2015.

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They call it “The Blob,” and it’s threaten-ing to change marine habitats off the coast of B.C. and Alaska.

The Blob is an anom-aly of nutrient-poor, warm water, the likes of which seasoned ocean-ographers haven’t seen before, says Tom Okey, a Victoria-based marine ecologist and adjunct environmental studies professor at the Univer-sity of Victoria.

It could further affect the pole-ward migra-tion of marine life already occurring along the Pacific coast.

“West Coast fisher-men are chasing tuna to Alaska,” Okey said. “Fishermen recently caught a skipjack tuna – a tropical fish – in the mouth of the Copper River, one of Alaska’s most iconic salmon riv-ers.”

The Blob began appearing at the end of 2013, and spread to an area covering 1.5-mil-lion square kilome-tres across the Gulf of Alaska.

It arrived in the near-shore waters of Van-couver Island at the end of 2014, “where the waters remain much warmer than usual,” Okey said.

Okey has authored and co-authored papers in several peer-reviewed journals sum-marizing the impacts of climate change on Can-ada’s Pacific region, cal-culating the vulnerabil-ity of Pacific Northeast waters to the effects of climate change.

He’s quick to point out that while the ocean is highly variable, there are too many indicators sug-gesting the marine eco-system is undergoing significant change, and it’s not for the better.

A naturally occur-ring cool period in the coastal Pacific Ocean from 2006 to 2013, known to research-ers as a cold regime, is believed to have masked the underlying signals of longer-term oceanic changes. That cool regime delayed more conspicuous changes in the ocean as well as our own socio-economic changes, Okey says.

Frank Whitney, with the Institute of Ocean Sciences in North Saanich, said winter winds blowing across the Pacific are pos-sibly being impacted by decreased sea ice cover, which in turn

could be driving up the ocean temperature.

“The warming of the Arctic and decrease in the cover of Arctic summer sea ice may have caused weakened westerly and stronger southerly winds in the North Pacific start-ing in the fall of 2013. As a result, warmer southern waters were pushed northward,” Whitney said.

Researchers say the Blob is responsible for low nutrients, low biological productiv-ity and changes in cur-rents, salinity, stratifica-tion, dissolved oxygen and acidity. Okey said it has also been linked to changes in the dis-tributions, productiv-

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Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Sections 890, 891 and 892 of the Local Government Act, that a Public Hearing:Will be held at: Port Renfrew Community CentreLocated at: 6638 Deering Road, Port Renfrew, BCOn: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 starting at 7pmTo consider adoption of an amendment to Bylaw No. 3109:Bylaw No. 3986 - cited as “Comprehensive Community Development Plan for Port Renfrew, Bylaw No. 1, 2003, Amendment Bylaw No. 7, 2014”.The purpose of Bylaw No. 3986 is to amend Bylaw No. 3109, Comprehensive Community Development Plan for Port Renfrew, Bylaw No. 1, 2003, by amending Section 4.4 to include residential uses, by amending Section 17 to clarify wording and by deleting the easterly portion of Lot 1, District Lot 17, Renfrew District, Plan VIP79040 from the Residential designation and adding it to the Tourism Commercial designation and by deleting the easterly portion of Lot 1, District Lot 17, Renfrew District, Plan VIP79040 from the Community Residential One (CR-1) zone and deleting the westerly portion of Lot 1, District Lot 17, Renfrew District, Plan VIP79040 from the Tourism Commercial One (TC-1) zone and adding the entire parcel to a new Tourist Commercial 1A (TC-1A) zone for the purpose of reconciling existing land use with the property’s land use designation and zoning (17242/17245 Parkinson Road – Coastal Kitchen/Hicks), shown on maps below.

The actual Bylaw should be reviewed to determine specifically how particular lands may be affected. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaw will be provided an opportunity to be heard, or to present written submissions, on matters contained in the proposed Bylaw. A copy of proposed Bylaw No. 3986 and other relevant documents and information may be inspected at the Juan de Fuca Local Area Services Building, 3-7450 Butler Road, Otter Point, BC between the hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday to May 5, 2015, excluding statutory holidays, and are available from the CRD website at www.crd.bc.ca/jdf.Written submissions should be sent to Juan de Fuca Planning, by mail to 3-7450 Butler Road, Sooke, BC, V9Z 1N1; by email to [email protected] or by fax at 250.642.5274. Written submissions should be received no later than noon on May 5, 2015 to ensure availability at the Public Hearing. Submissions will also be accepted at the Public Hearing. Following the close of the Public Hearing, no further submissions or comments from the public or interested persons can be accepted by the CRD Board of Directors.The Public Hearing on Bylaw No. 3986 will be held by the Alternate Director, as a delegate of the Board of the CRD. A copy of the CRD Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with a copy of the bylaw referred to in this notice.For further information, contact June Klassen, Manager, Local Area Planning at 250.642.8101. S. Santarossa, Corporate Officer

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ity and abundances of marine species includ-ing plankton, fishes, mammals and birds.

Okey and colleagues, including Dr. William Cheung of the UBC Fish-eries Centre, estimated that some marine fishes along the coast are shifting northward at an average of 30 kilome-tres per decade, though other research suggests an even faster rate. But species shift at different rates, Okey said.

“What you get is re-shuffling and mis-matches of co-evolved species,” he said. “When predators are showing up to feed, the plankton or other prey are sometimes not there at the same time that they used to be.”

Okey said there’s a pretty long list of indi-cators that suggest spe-cies are reshuffling fast.

“We have some examples of past events with similar shifts, such as previous El Ninos including the early 1990s and 2005, when Pacific mackerel arrived in B.C. in huge numbers. As voracious predators, they ate much juvenile salmon and their prey. We need to prevent species extinction and we need to find approaches to help maintain the func-tional health of the system with reshuffled species, so we can help the species adapt to the environment, if we want to keep them there for a least a little while.”

One type of approach that Okay and col-leagues are focusing on is spatial vulner-ability assessment, the search for ‘climate refugia (areas of slower change), which can be protected or otherwise managed.

DID YOU KNOW?Predicting climate

change impacts on Pacific salmon is com-plicated, but salmon are cold-water spe-cies in both marine and freshwater habi-tats, and are affected by changes in near-shore habitat and off-shore food resources. It doesn’t look good for Pacific salmon species in the current ocean climate, Okey said. Chi-nook salmon may be particularly sensitive. As the preferred prey of the threatened resi-dent Orca population in Canada’s Pacific, Orcas may be particularly affected by this warm anomaly thanks to decreasing food supply.

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Bylaw No. 616, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-17) The intent and purpose of Bylaw No 616, Zoning Amendment Bylaw (600-17) is to allow as an accessory use, an “amenity area” for “assembly use” on the portion of property zoned for single family residential at 2435 Phillips Road with the condition that commercial use is prohibited.

2435 Phillips Road is zoned for single family residential, which is classi� ed as Area E in the Sun River Estates Comprehensive Development zone (CD2-E). The Zoning Amendment is speci� c to Area E in 2435 Phillips Road and does not affect other Area E’s or other Area’s in the CD2 zone.

An “Amenity Area” is de� ned as an indoor or outdoor area provided for and maintained by the owners or residents of a building or lot for social, aesthetic, recreational or leisure purposes, having in the case of an outdoor area no dimension less than 6m and no slope greater than 10 percent, and does not include any required building setback area, storage area, off-street parking or loading area, driveway or area designated for private use by an individual owner such as limited common property in a strata plan.

“Assembly Use” means the use or occupancy of a structure or a part thereof for the gathering of persons for civic, social, charitable, philanthropic, cultural, private recreational or private educational purposes.

To ensure that the maximum commercial/retail � oor area of 1000m2 stated within the Sun River overall development plan (covenant ET136519) is not affected, the assembly use shall not be used for commercial purposes. All persons who believe their interests in property are affected by these proposed amendments shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions before Council on the matters contained in the proposed amendments at the above time and place. If you are unable to attend the hearing, we ask that written submissions be provided prior to the close of the public hearing. Please be advised that submissions to Council will become part of the public record.

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Born in Victoria on April 27, 1916, Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic was one of Canada’s most celebrated portrait artists. At the Sooke Region Museum we are lucky to have nearly a dozen of her pieces in our permanent art collection. Pavelic descends from one of Victoria’s most promi-nent families.

Her grandfather, the renowned David Spen-cer, built a retail enter-prise in Victoria upon his arrival in the mid-1800s and her father, William Spencer, helped manage the family busi-ness in the early 1900s. Pavelic’s family home was called Hael-y-Bryn (Welsh for brow of the hill) and was situated across the road from Craigdarroch Castle. In 1951 her grandfather’s home, the Spencer Mansion, was given to the city of Victoria and became the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

Pavelic spent much of her childhood travel-ing to Europe, drawing and playing music. She took formal piano train-ing, but due to health concerns she could not pursue it as a career.

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ples’ Gallery. In a letter to Pavelic’s mother Lil-ian Spencer, on June 23, 1938, Carr wrote, “I think it is amazing the ground she has cov-ered in the compara-tively short time she has been studying… I

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In the 1960s, while experiencing the busy

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Due to Pavelic’s close relationship with Sooke historian Elida Peers, she gifted many pieces of her art to the museum. Peers recalls how very pleased she was to have the sup-

Curator’s Corner: Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic collection

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Clockwise: Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic’s charcoal drawing “Black Diamond” (1996.007.001), reproduction of her portrait of Pierre Elliot Trudeau (1992.038.001), collage “Black Sky” (1991.012.001), and oil painting No. R-20 from her Relationship series (1989.055.001).

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port of her good friend Myfanwy Pavelic, one of Canada’s top art-ists, when the museum began organizing the annual Fine Arts Show in 1986. Mrs. Pavelic not only allowed the museum to use the prestige of her name in the first major award of the show, the Myfanwy Spencer Pavelic Award for Best In Show, but she began the tradition of presenting a piece of art to the museum each year.

In our collection is a framed charcoal drawing from 1971 titled “Black Diamond” (1996.007.001). The piece was donated to the museum in 1996 in honour of the Fine Arts Show. It is in a sleek silver frame, which is characteristic of most of her pieces in our col-lection. This drawing demonstrates Pavel-ic’s fascination with abstraction, simplicity and shapes. In addi-tion to experimenting with shapes, she also explored the art of col-lage and landscapes.

In her piece “Black Sky,” she uses coloured paper to create a land-scape (1991.012.001). The 1976 image has a black sky, orange ground, and three rocks. The artwork is in a metal silver frame, has white matting and is signed in the lower left corner.

The museum also has a reproduction of one of her most well-known works, which is the offi-cial portrait of Cana-dian Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Pierre Elliot Trudeau (1992.038.001). The original is acrylic on canvas and the image shows the pensive Trudeau wearing his trade loden cape and a signature red rose on his blazer’s lapel. Trudeau commissioned Pavelic as the artist of his official portrait, but she insisted that

he had to come to her studio in Sidney, B.C. so she could get to know him. While at her stu-dio she spent two days studying Trudeau and created several draw-ings and took videos and photographs. The painting won the F.H. Varley Medallion for Best Portrait Painting in

1998. In the 1970s and 80s Pavelic developed a portrait series called Relationships.

From this series, the museum has an oil painting of Her-bert Siebner and his daughter Angela (1989.055.001). This 1984 Acrylic was No. R-20 in Pavelic’s series.

The painting is in a wooden frame that is painted light gray. This painting is an excellent example of Pavelic’s ability to capture real-ism, depth and emotion in her portraits. Pavelic presented this piece to the museum on the opening night of the Fine Arts Show in 1987.

A picture of Pavelic gift-ing this painting to the museum can be found in the August 5, 1987 edition of the Sooke News Mirror. Additional Pavelic pieces in the museum’s collection include a signed print of her portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, a charcoal drawing of a woman

titled “Elza Mayhew,” a silk screen print of a man’s face titled “Karl” and a watercolour from her Landscape of Love series titled “O Romeo, Romeo! Where-fore Art thou Romeo.” Pavelic earned numer-ous awards and recog-nitions in her lifetime including the Order of

Canada, the Order of British Columbia and an honorary doctorate from the University of Victoria. She passed away on May 7, 2007 at the age of 91.

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Octavian LacatusuSooke News Mirror

Those looking around for an easy-to-get-into sport that will get their heart pumping during all seasons of the year, here’s a good one: Badminton.

Often misconceived for a slower, more sen-sible sport, badminton can be quite the heart-beat pusher, as it entails pacing back and forth to get the right shot (or any shot for that mat-ter). And unlike many other sports, it can be played indoors as well, hence making it an excellent fitness activ-ity for those winter month evenings.

Roger Temple, one of the main co-ordinators of the Sooke Badmin-

ton club, says on top of all the sports he’s taken part in over the years- such as running marathons, biking and tennis, badminton still remains his favourite.

“I’m 67 and I’ve been playing since I was 14 years old, when I played with the school team in England for a few years,” he said. “I never stopped play-ing badminton - it’s definitely my preferred sport.”

What keeps people hooked and on their toes, Temple says, is the speed of which badminton matches progress - unlike ten-nis, which moves a lot slower in comparison.

“If you’re playing sin-gles side to side, you’ve really got to move. Ten-

nis is slower because you got a lot more time to go across the court to get the ball,” he said. “With badminton, you got to really be on your toes.”

It makes sense, con-sidering the surpris-ing speed of which the ‘birdie’ or ‘shuttle-cock’ as it is technically

named, can move at.According to Temple,

the “shuttlecock” - the moment in which the birdie hits the pan of the racket - is poised to enter the Guinness Book of Records at 162 miles per hour (261 km/h) -- the speed it travels on the smash -- compared to squash`s

151 mph (243 km/h) and a mere 138 mph (222 km/h) for tennis.

“Hopefully the record will help move it out of other racket sports’ shadows, particularly in regions where ten-nis and squash reign supreme,” he said in hopes this may bolster the sport’s image.

But it’s not just the speed, or the competi-tion, it’s the inclusivity of new players - boys and girls - including a relaxed age bracket. As such, players at the moment vary between roughly 11 years for the youngest, and up to 70 for the oldest - in other words, if you can han-dle a badminton racket and make a swing, you are qualified to take part.

And don’t worry about your skill set, either - Temple says one of the badminton club’s highlights is its members’ ability to play with the skill level of a new player, regard-less of how experi-enced they actually are.

Meaning, you don’t need the swing strength of a comet to show you’re capable of taking part in the sport.

“We have some heavy-hitters who have a real game, but then we play to whatever level it is,” Temple said.

“We try to put in some consideration to that person so they don’t feel like they’re out of it.”

Temple added by saying the club encour-ages youth to get into the sport, particularly high school students who get it as part of their physical educa-tion program anyway.

“We try to back that by letting them (the youth) come out to join us - it’s a good way to get people into it,” he said.

To take part, the wardrobe and equip-ment list is rather sim-ple: a breathable shirt, comfortable running shoes, shorts (if the weather allows) a bad-minton racket and a birdie.

The Sooke Badmin-ton Club, meets regu-larly from September through June on Tues-day evenings at Edward Milne community school gym at 7:30 p.m.

Sports & Recreation

The Triangle / Sooke Peewee and Mosquito baseball teams were at it again this weekend, hav-ing their first game at their SEAPARC home field this past Saturday.

The rain clouds parted exactly at game time and the huge crowd assembled for this rather- historic event; the spectators enjoyed a festive atmosphere by watching great baseball, basking in the sun, and of course, complemented by the traditional barbequed hot dogs.

The Sooke Peewees had a thrilling nail-biter with their JDF opponents going well over two hours in length.

At the end of the back and forth battle, JDF came away with a narrow victory.

Solid defensive plays by Josh Heslop, Chris Piat-kowski, Beau Hicks and Connor North kept the game close and a line drive snagged by Tyson Wilkinson brought the crowd to their feet.

The Sooke Mosquitos lost their game to their JDF opponents experiencing some powerful pitch-ing from the JDF team. Sooke slugger Burney Ped-

neault blasted a beauty into center field to the delight of the Sooke fans.

Sooke residents Dave Meek, Chris Cox and son Brad Cox have umpired the Sooke games to this point.

The Sooke Mosquitos will play their next SEAPARC home double header this coming Satur-day at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

The Peewees take to the field at 4 p.m. There is, however, a serious shortage of umpires

- any parent, baseball player or retiree wanting to help the Sooke kids and be part of a great game can take a one-day course and have an incredibly rewarding experience.

Anyone interested should contact Dave Meek 250-208-8022.

Take a swing at badminton in Sooke

Gary Isacson Jr. defying gravity on his scooter at the Skatepark last Saturday.

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Roger Temple demonstrating a badminton serve at the Fred Milne field.

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Sooke’s Atom division Seahawks win big versus Westshore Warriors

Atom division Seahawks now 3-0 with hard fought win over the Westshore Warriors

Our Sooke Seahawks got off to a rough start in their first home game against the Westshore Warriors last Saturday.

It was cold, raining hard, and the War-riors enjoyed a significant size advantage. The Warriors scored a touchdown on their very first possession.

Down 6-0, Seahawk coaches Tony Nel-son, Ozzy Avila, and Mike Kaisinger used

positive encouragement to give our little guys courage. “Hit them low, and they will come down!”, Coach Tony shouted.

The Seahawks defense went on to use a combination of sheer determination, hard hits, and swarm tackles to paralyze the Warriors offense.

In one play, Seahawks Avila Angelo was flattened by a legal straight arm from War-riors tough guy Torin O’Hara. That only emboldened teammate Brody Berfelo to promptly take down Torin an instant later.

Brody’s next play was to help Avila up off the field. The Seahawks offense responded with 4 unanswered touch

downs. Two from Gabe Nelson, one from Christian Kaisinger, and another from Avila Angelo.

In an interview following the game, Seahawks Defensive Captain Gabe Nel-son summarized the day. “Those guys were big!”

Final score, Seahawks 24 - Warriors 6.Our Sooke Seahawks next home game

is vs the Gordon Head Raiders on Sun-day May 3, 10 a.m. at Goudy Turf Field in Langford.

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Seahawks Smash!Neither the rain or the cold stopped the Seahawks last Saturday from giving all their best against the Westshore Warriors.

Seahawks Defensive Tackle Xzander Adams (pictured) takes a block while Safety Malakai Allen sets his sights on Warriors Offensive Guard Torin O’Hara.

The ‘hawks will face off verus Gordon Head Raiders on Sunday, May 3, at the Goudy Turf Field in Lanford at 10 a.m.

Hot Car of the Week: 1994 Bentley Brooklands

Last week’s Hot Car of the Week section in the Sooke News Mirror launched off with a rodded-up Buick Regal from hell, but this time, we’re going for something a little more sensible: a 1994 Bent-ley Brooklands belonging to one lucky lady here in Sooke.

Entirely hand-built in Crewe, England, the Brook-lands was one of the world’s most exclusive luxury sedans - lined with the finest leather, genuine oak, glass and smooth-brushed metals that money can buy, you’d be hard-pressed to find a single piece of interior trim that isn’t fit for royalty.

Beneath that long beige hood is a Rolls-Royce-derived 6.75-litre V8 - but that doesn’t matter, because unlike a Ferrari, or a hot-blooded sports car that begs to show off its ferocity, the Brookla-nds doesn’t need to impress anyone - because it is

the very embodiment of automotive class and roy-alty; in a Brooklands, you’ve arrived before you’ve even set off.

For those wondering, the Brooklands was named after the Brooklands race circuit in Sur-rey, United Kingdom, where the nation’s wealthi-est would congregate and test out their speed machines back in the day.

These prestige cars once commanded a price tag of well over $200,000 - today, one can be had for the same price of a brand-new Honda Accord. Hmm... choices, choices...

Next week’s Hot Car... it’s originally Australian and it’s neither car, or pickup truck -- it’s both.

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lately, Aries. No one is quite sure what you will do next and you may like to surprise. But share your plans every so often with those closest to you.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, surround

yourself with positive people who maintain optimistic outlooks. Many opportunities will open up if you keep a positive attitude.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, you may

resist social activities this week at first, but soon you will get swept up in the fun and lose your inhibitions. Use social activities as a way to network.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, if you are

thinking about a career move, it’s about time you put your plans in motion. This week you may find you are full of energy and ready for a new challenge.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, a renewed sense

of enthusiasm has you eager to get started on future plans. Perhaps a new course of study will suffice and pave the way for new experi-ences.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22A chance encounter

with an old flame stirs up feelings you didn’t realize you still had, Virgo. Even if these feel-ings are less dramatic, you’re still tempted to act on them.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, it is up to you

to initiate action in a sit-uation that leaves you somewhat uncomfort-able this week. Don’t hesitate to step up and take charge.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22A difference of opin-

ion may be highlighted at work this week when you are confronted by a coworker, Scorpio. Act with integrity, but be firm with your resolve.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, others may try to stop you from having fun, but you are determined to enjoy yourself. Your entire week is focused on having a good time with friends and family.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, although you cannot control all of the changes in your life, you do have firm control over your per-sonal health. Don’t put off revamping your diet and exercise plan.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18

Aquarius, close friends will keep you pretty busy over the next few days, but you can handle it. Let off steam with a few differ-

ent fun activities when time allows.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Use caution when

making decisions this week, Pisces. You can be prone to impulsive behavior, and you don’t want to find yourself in trouble.

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Fishing AdventuresSalmon fishing in Sooke has been getting better

every week, depending on where the bait balls are located.

We have been trolling from the Sooke Harbour mouth west on most salmon trips and finding the salmon somewhere between the harbour mouth and Sheringham Lighthouse.

Running the gear on the bottom in 120 to 140 ft of water has produced both smaller winter feeders and larger returning hatchery Spring salmon and even a couple of nice halibut.

Getting good reports from boats trolling salmon at Otter Point and just west of the point. Seen a few nice hatchery Spring salmon brought into the dock up to the 12 to 17 lb. range.

Best baits have included anchovy and herring, as the bait in the salmon stomachs has been pretty much exclusively herring, even had herring hang-ing out of the salmon’s mouths on the way into the boat.

The herring have been visable on the sounder and result in salmon on the lines when the bait has been located. We are having success with glow teaser heads and brightly coloured green and sil-ver flashers.

Halibut fishing has also been good, as is nor-mal for this time of year. Good reports of smaller halibut to 45 lbs are coming in from; the harbour mouth, bluffs, bump off the trailer park, and points west of Otter Point.

Best baits for halibut fishing can include a vari-ety of fresh offerings. Contrary to some beliefs I have been told by commercial fishers and some Sooke old timers that halibut like fresh meals, not rotten stinky ones.

Herring, octopus, mackerel, squid, and salmon bellies are always popular bait choices for halibut, be sure to take more bait than you think you will need, as many times there will be smaller fish that will steal your bait.

A lot of new fishers are intimidated or confused by “halibut tides”, hearing that anchoring in the wrong tide can not only be dangerous but also unproductive.

Look for slower moving tide changes, check the current charts as well as the tide tables. I was always told not to anchor in anything moving over 1.8 knots of current.

Record the conditions when you catch halibut, and try to duplicate the tide and current factors.

Some more fun derby action - Island Outfitters “Just for the Halibut” derby this last weekend was won by Mike Koff with a 70.3 lb halibut from Oak Bay waters.

Upcoming events: The Sidney Salmon Derby May 1/2, Sooke Halibut Derby May 23/24, and Alpine Juan De Fuca Fishing Tournament June 20/21.

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